Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Description The red-eared slider is perhaps the best known and most recognizable of turtles.
Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
Description : Adult carapace length 12-28cm. The carapace is dark gray or brown with yellow and black lines. It has a low central keel. The flared hind margin is moderatly serrates.
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Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Also know as Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta)
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Scientific Name: Trachemys scripta elegans
Family: Emydidae
Adult Size: Generally 8 to 10 inches in size, females are slightly larger than males.
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
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Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Identification: Greenish or brown carapace marked with yellow and black bands or stripes. Plastron is yellowish, with black blotch in each scute.
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Trachemys scripta elegans (scientific)
The red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) is a semi-aquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is a subspecies of pond slider.
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The Red-eared Slider gets its name from the broad red or orange stripe behind each eye. Adult turtles have a dull olive green carapace.
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BLANDING'S TURTLE
Emydoidea blandingii
Ohio's Blanding's turtles are limited primarily to the northern counties along Lake Erie, where they inhabit the marshy shorelines, inland streams, and wet meadows.
One estimate claims that 5 to 10 million red-eared slider hatchlings are exported world-wide each year. When small, these turtles are irresistibly cute, but grow quickly to between 12 and 28 cm.
Some states have other laws and regulations regarding possession of Red-eared Sliders (abbreviated as RES) as pets because they are looked upon as invasive species or pests where they are not native but have been introduced through the pet trade.
The Zoo is also home to many reptiles, including black rat snakes, garter snakes, eastern painted turtles, DeKay’s snakes, red-eared sliders, and ringneck snakes.
Miscellaneous: Another sub-species, the red-eared slider, is a common aquarium pet. They have been released and become established in areas outside their native range, where they often out compete native turtle species.
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Competition from the more aggressive, introduced red-eared sliders in other parts of their range have contributed to their decline. In North Carolina, they are known to hybridize with Florida cooters.
This includes the Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) which has been documented as breeding in some areas of the state and the Braminy Blind Snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus) which has been found at three sites in the North End of Boston ...
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 See also: Slider, Turtle, Shell, Box Turtle, Snapping Turtle
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