Naamgeving
| name | Roodwangschildpad |
| name | Red-eared Terrapin |
| name | Testuggine palustre dalle orecchie rosse |
| name | Tortue de Floride |
| name | Galápago americano |
| name | Rotwangenschmuckschildkröte |
| Alternative name | Rotwangenschildkröte |
| Valid name | Trachemys scripta elegans |
| Synonym | Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) |
| Synonym | Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) |