Description
Also known as American Aquatic Turtle, Aquatic Turtle, Common Slider, Slider Turtle, Soft-shell Turtle, Yellow-bellied Slider, Yellow-bellied Slider Turtle, Yellowbelly Slider.
Found resting on logs and rocks, sunbathing in creeks, lakes, ponds, slow-moving rivers, streams, and swamps. Females usually larger than males.
They feed on insects and aquatic plants.
Length - 33cm
Depth - In and out the water
North America - United States and Mexico
This is a semiaquatic turtle a subspecies of the pond slider.
A popular pet across the world and as such has become an invasive species. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pond_slider
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