Meso-American slider
The Meso-American slider (Trachemys venusta)[1][2] is a species of turtle belonging to the Trachemys genus of the family Emydidae with a distribution from Mexico to Honduros.[2]
Distribution
This species is found from Mexico to Colombia:
- Trachemys venusta venusta is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico in the states of Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz and Yucatan.
- Trachemys venusta cataspila meets in Mexico in the states of San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas and Veracruz.
- Trachemys venusta grayi is found in El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca.
years 2010 on New species is found:
- Trachemys venusta iversoni meets in Mexico in the state of Yucatan.
- Trachemys venusta panamensis in Panama.
- Trachemys venusta Uhrigi is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Colombia in the departments of Antioquia and Chocó.
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.[1]
Subspecies
- Trachemys venusta venusta – Belize slider [1][2]
- Trachemys venusta cataspila – Huasecan slider[1][2]
- Trachemys venusta grayi – Gray's slider[1][2]
- Trachemys venusta iversoni – Yucatana slider[1]
- Trachemys venusta panamensis – Panamanian slider[1]
- Trachemys venusta uhrigi – Uhrig's slider[1]
References
- Bibliography