Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
Also known as: American Aquatic Turtle, Aquatic Turtle, Common Slider, Cumberland Slider, Red-eared Slider Turtle, Red-eared Terrapin, Red-eared Turtle, Slider Turtle, Soft-shell Turtle, Water Slider Turtle
- American Aquatic Turtle
- Aquatic Turtle
- Common Slider
- Cumberland Slider
- Red-eared Slider Turtle
- Red-eared Terrapin
- Red-eared Turtle
- Slider Turtle
- Soft-shell Turtle
- Water Slider Turtle
Overview
Found resting on logs and rocks, sunbathing in creeks, lakes, ponds, slow-moving rivers, streams, and swamps. Females usually larger than males.
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.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Worldwide
- Country only · 6
Found resting on logs and rocks, sunbathing in creeks, lakes, ponds, slow-moving rivers, streams, and swamps.
Adult photos 6
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Deep dive
Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- orderTestudines
- familyEmydidae
- genusTrachemys
- speciesTrachemys scripta elegans
SourcesWikipedia
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