Trachemys

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Trachemys
Trachemys scripta elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Anapsida
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Trachemys
Agassiz, 1857
Species

 Trachemys decorata
 Trachemys decussata
 Trachemys dorbigni
 Trachemys scripta
 Trachemys stejnegeri
 Trachemys terrapen

Trachemys is a genus of water turtles found in North, Central, and South America. They are commonly known as "Sliders". It includes the Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), which is the most common turtle kept as a pet.

[edit] Species

  • Trachemys decussata angusta - Taco River Slider
  • Trachemys decussata decussata - Common Cuban Slider
  • Trachemys dorbignyi
  • Trachemys dorbignyi braziliensis - Northern Orbigny's Slider
  • Trachemys dorbignyi dorbignyi - Southern Orbigny's Slider
  • Trachemys scripta callirostris - Columbian Slider
  • Trachemys scripta cataspila - Huastecan Slider
  • Trachemys scripta chichiriviche - Venezuelan Slider
  • Trachemys scripta elegans - Red-Ear Slider
  • Trachemys scripta emolli - Nicaraguan Slider
  • Trachemys scripta grayi - Gray's Slider
  • Trachemys scripta hartwegi - Nazas Slider
  • Trachemys scripta hiltoni - Fuerte Slider
  • Trachemys scripta nebulosa - Baja California Slider
  • Trachemys scripta ornata - Ornate Slider
  • Trachemys scripta scripta - Yellow-Belly
  • Trachemys scripta taylori - Cuatrocienegas Slider
  • Trachemys scripta troostii - Cumberland Slider
  • Trachemys scripta venusta - Belize Slider
  • Trachemys scripta yaquia - Yaqui Slider
  • Trachemys stejnegeri malone - Inagua Slider
  • Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri - Puerto Rican Slider
  • Trachemys stejnegeri vicina - Dominican Slider
  • Trachemys terrapen felis
  • Trachemys terrapen terrapen - Jamaican Slider

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