D'Orbigny's slider

D'Orbigny's slider
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Subclass:	Anapsida
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Trachemys
Species:	Trachemys dorbigni[1]
Synonyms[2]
Emys dorbigni Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Clemmys (Rhinoclemmys) orbignyi Fitzinger, 1835 Emys dorbignii Gray, 1844 (ex errore) Emys orbignyi d'Orbignyi & Bibron, 1847 Clemmys dorbignii Strauch, 1862 Clemmys dorbignyi Boulenger, 1886 Chrysemys dorbignyi Boulenger, 1889 Emys dorbignyi Siebenrock, 1909 Pseudemys dorbigni Mertens, Müller & Rust, 1934 Chrysemys (Trachemys) dorbigni McDowell, 1964 Pseudemys dorbignyi Pritchard, 1967 Pseudemys dorbignyi brasiliensis Freiberg, 1969 Pseudemys dorbignyi dorbignyi Freiberg, 1969 Pseudemys scripta dorbigni Moll & Legler, 1971 Pseudemys dorbigni brasiliensis Wermuth & Mertens, 1977 Pseudemys dorbigni dorbigni Wermuth & Mertens, 1977 Pseudemys dorbigny Moll, 1979 (ex errore) Pseudemys scripta dorbignyi Pritchard, 1979 Pseudemys scripta brasiliensis Smith & Smith, 1980 Chrysemys scripta dorbignyi Mittermeier, Medem & Rhodin, 1980 Chrysemys dorbigni brasiliensis Freiberg, 1981 Chrysemys dorbigni dorbigni Freiberg, 1981 Chrysemys scripta brasiliensis Obst, 1983 Chrysemys scripta dorbigni Obst, 1983 Trachemys scripta brasiliensis Iverson, 1985 Trachemys scripta dorbigni Iverson, 1985 Trachemys scripta dorbignyi Waller & Chebez, 1987 Trachemys dorbignyi Alderton, 1988 Trachemys dorbigni Waller, 1988 Trachemys dorbigni brasiliensis Ernst & Barbour, 1989 Trachemys dorbigni dorbigni Ernst & Barbour, 1989 Trachemys dorbignii brasiliensis Bour, 2003 Trachemys dorbignii dorbignii Bour, 2003 Trachemys dorbigny Fabius, 2004

D'Orbigny's slider or black-bellied slider (Trachemys dorbigni) is a species of water turtle in the family Emydidae found in southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and Uruguay.^[3] One subspecies (in addition to the nominate subspecies) is distinguished, Trachemys dorbigni brasiliensis.^[4]

Description

The form of the plastron determines its gender. Only terrestrial species, after a few years of life, show differences between male and female. Males have a penis that is inserted into the tail. It becomes apparent only during the mating season when it is inserted into the female's cloaca.

Babies are born weighing 11 grams (0.39 oz) with a 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) carapace. When the males reach sexual maturity (after 2 years), they acquire a dark color while the females keep the same green after maturity (at 5 years).

Reproduction

Females produce an average of 9 eggs per buried nest. Incubation ranges from 2 to 4 months. The sex of baby turtles is determined by the temperature of the sand during incubation: lower temperatures increase the number of females.

Diseases

The turtles can catch diseases such as pneumonia, dystocia, bone decalcification, vitamin deficiency, gastroenteritis and prolapses.

Feeding

These omnivorous turtles can eat almost anything: shrimps, vegetables, fruit, carrion, small fishes, snails, etc.

Protection

Brazil

This species can be owned only with specific documentation. The purchase invoice must contain the popular and scientific name, and designate the number of animals. Also required is a certificate of origin, invoice number and the number of commercial breeding of wildlife as recorded in the Brazilian IBAMA. In Uruguay turtles can only be owned with specific documentation and as they are a protected species commercialization is forbidden.

D´ Orbigny´s slider in Uruguay

References

Bibliography

• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Paul van Dijk, Peter; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (pdf). Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-12-15.  Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)

v t e Family Emydidae (pond turtles) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Superfamily: Testudinoidea Family: Emydidae Genus Species of the subfamily Deirochelyinae Chrysemys Painted turtle Deirochelys Chicken turtle Graptemys Alabama map turtle Barbour's map turtle Black-knobbed map turtle Cagle's map turtle Escambia map turtle False map turtle Northern map turtle Ouachita map turtle Pascagoula map turtle Pearl river map turtle Ringed map turtle Texas map turtle Yellow-blotched map turtle Malaclemys Diamondback terrapin Pseudemys Alabama red-bellied cooter Northern red-bellied cooter Florida red-bellied cooter Peninsula cooter Rio Grande cooter River cooter Texas river cooter Trachemys Big bend slider Baja California slider Central Antillean slider Colombian slider Cuatro Cienegas slider Cuban slider D'Orbigny's slider Hispaniolan slider Jamaican slider Maranhão slider Meso-American slider Nicaraguan slider Ornate slider Pond slider Yaqui slider   Species of the subfamily Emydinae Clemmys Spotted turtle Emys Blanding's turtle European pond turtle Sicilian pond turtle Western pond turtle Glyptemys Bog turtle Wood turtle Terrapene Coahuilan box turtle Common box turtle Ornate box turtle Spotted box turtle Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist. Subspecies and the extinct (Gyremys sectabilis) are not included.