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Trachemys

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The list of species of Trachemys genus

Trachemys is a genus of turtles belonging to the family Emydidae. Members of this genus are native to the Americas, ranging from the Midwestern United States south to northern Argentina, but one subspecies, the red-eared slider (T. scripta elegans), has been introduced worldwide. Species under this genus are commonly referred to as sliders.

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Red-Eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

The Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans ) is a subspecies of the Pond slider, a semiaquatic turtle. It is the most popular pet turtle in the United States, is also popular as a pet across the rest of the world, and is the most invasive...

Yellow-bellied slider

Trachemys scripta scripta

The yellow-bellied slider (Trachemys scripta scripta ) is a land and water turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. This subspecies of pond slider is native to the southeastern United States, specifically from Florida to southeastern Virginia, and...

Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta

Pond sliders (Trachemys scripta) are medium-sized, semiaquatic turtles found in North America. Their name 'slider' comes from the behavior of these turtles when startled. Groups of sliders often bask and sun on logs, branches, and vegetation at or...

Cumberland slider

Trachemys scripta troostii

The Cumberland slider (Trachemys scripta troostii), also called commonly the Cumberland turtle and Troost's turtle, is a subspecies of pond slider, a semiaquatic turtle in the family Emydidae. The subspecies is indigenous to the Southeastern United...

Nicaraguan slider

Trachemys emolli

The Nicaraguan slider (Trachemys emolli ) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Formerly it was considered a subspecies of Trachemys scripta, but was elevated to its own species level.

Jamaican slider

Trachemys terrapen

The Jamaican slider (Trachemys terrapen ), also known as the Cat Island slider, is a species of fresh water turtle in the family Emydidae. It is found in the Bahamas (where it is introduced) and Jamaica. As it is not currently found on any of the...

D'Orbigny's slider

Trachemys dorbigni

D'Orbigny's slider or the black-bellied slider (Trachemys dorbigni ), commonly known in Brazil as tartaruga-tigre or tartaruga-tigre-d'água (which mean "tiger turtle" and "water tiger turtle" in Portuguese), is a species of water turtle in the...

Big Bend slider

Trachemys gaigeae

The Big Bend slider (Trachemys gaigeae ), also called the Mexican Plateau slider, is a species of aquatic turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

Colombian slider

Trachemys callirostris

Trachemys callirostris is a turtle in the family Emydidae found in Colombia and Venezuela.

Maranhão slider

Trachemys adiutrix

The Maranhão slider (Trachemys adiutrix ), also commonly known as the Brazilian slider or Carvalho's slider, is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae.

Hispaniolan slider

Trachemys decorata

The Hispaniolan slider (Trachemys decorata ) or Haitian slider is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae found on the island of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic).

Cuban slider

Trachemys decussata

The Cuban slider (Trachemys decussata ) is a species of turtle native to Cuba (including Isla de la Juventud), but has also been introduced to Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac in the Cayman Islands (where it is known as the taco river slider or...

Central Antillean slider

Trachemys stejnegeri

The Central Antillean slider (Trachemys stejnegeri), is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is found on three islands in the West Indies: Hispaniola, Great Inagua, and Puerto Rico.

Ornate slider

Trachemys ornata

The ornate slider (Trachemys ornata ) is turtle belonging to the genus Trachemys of the family Emydidae. It is found in Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit and Sinaloa in western Mexico.

Puerto Rican slider

Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri

The Puerto Rican slider (Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri ) is a subspecies of turtle found mainly in Puerto Rico and surrounding areas. It is a relative of the pond slider.

Yaqui slider

Trachemys yaquia

The Yaqui slider (Trachemys yaquia ) is a species of turtle belonging to the genus Trachemys of the family Emydidae. It is native to Chihuahua and Sonora in northwestern Mexico.

Dominican slider

Trachemys stejnegeri vicina

The Dominican slider (Trachemys stejnegeri vicina ) is a subspecies of turtle in the family Emydidae.It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

Trachemys dorbigni brasiliensis

Trachemys dorbigni brasiliensis, the northern D'Orbigny's slider, is a subspecies of D'Orbigny's slider from Brazil, though validity of this subspecies is disputed. It belongs to the same genus as the pond slider.

Inagua slider

Trachemys stejnegeri malonei

The Inagua slider (Trachemys stejnegeri malonei ) is a subspecies of the Central Antillean slider. It is endemic to the island of Great Inagua, in the Bahamas.

Trachemys dorbigni dorbigni

Trachemys dorbigni dorbigni, also known as the Southern D'Orbigny's slider or simply Orbigny's slider, is a relative of the pond slider.