Redbelly Turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris)
No photo of the Redbelly Turtle available.
The Redbelly Turtle is from the order Testudines. All turtles are testudines (or Chelonia). There are more than 280 different species belonging to this order.
Miscellaneous: The redbelly turtle is listed as threatened by the World Conservation Union. Competition from the more aggressive, introduced red-eared sliders in other parts of their range have contributed to their decline.
Florida Redbelly Turtle (Pseudemys nelsoni)
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted ...
Florida Redbelly Turtle
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27. Redbelly Turtle - Pseudemys rubriventris
Description: 9 7/16 - 13 ¾" (24 - 35 cm). Large pond turtle. Carapace dark brown to black. Plastron is reddish to orange/yellow. Color fades with age until uniformly dull brown to black.
Redbelly Turtle
Coloration/Pattern Photos:
Eastern Adults
Eastern Juveniles ...
Distinguishing this species from the closely related Florida cooter (Pseudemys floridana) and redbelly turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris), as well as the yellowbelly slider (Trachemys scripta) can be difficult.
Formerly listed as "Plymouth Redbelly Turtle" (Pseudemys rubriventris bangsii). Recorded from Plymouth County. Listed as "Endangered" by Massachusetts and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Eastern Box Turtle *
Terrapene carolina ...
Relatives in same Genus
Florida Redbelly Turtle (P. nelsoni)
Texas River Cooter (P. texana) ...
Genera: Chrysemys (Painted Turtles), Deirochelys (Chicken Turtle), Graptemys (Map Turtles), Pseudemys (Redbelly Turtles and Cooters), Terrapene (Box Turtles), and Trachemys (Sliders)
Southern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys dorsalis ...
 See also: Turtle, Shell, Slider, Reptile, Cooter
  
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