Slider (Trachemys scripta)
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The Slider is from the order Testudines. All turtles are testudines (or Chelonia). There are more than 280 different species belonging to this order.
Slider Turtle (Trachemys scripta)
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Sliders have poor hearing but are very sensitive to vibrations. This makes it hard to sneak up on them. Their name, slider, comes from the fact that they are quick to slide off of rocks, logs or the banks if danger threatens.
Pond sliders are native to the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. They are found from the southern Great Lakes region east to West Virginia, west to Indiana and Illinois and south throughout most of the southeastern and south-central United States.
Red-Eared Slider Stats
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)
Identification: Greenish or brown carapace marked with yellow and black bands or stripes. Plastron is yellowish, with black blotch in each scute.
Red-eared Sliders will need housing that mimics their natural environment - warm, with water for swimming, and a dry warm area in which to bask.
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.
Cooters and sliders are often seen basking on logs and rocks, often piled one on top of another. They're very cautious and will all plunge into the water if approached.
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The Red Eared Slider has been a favorite household pet for many years! ...
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Red-Eared Slider
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Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
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Yellowbelly slider hatchling.
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Yellowbelly sliders basking.
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Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta)
In spring, females (such as these two) are often found digging pits in dirt trails and laying eggs. Granville Co., NC 4/28/02.
Wake Co., NC, 5/5/02.
Yellow-tailed Plain Slider - Scientific Committee determination
Yellow-tailed Plains Slider - profile
Scientific name: Lerista xanthura
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Pond Slider Trachemys scripta ssp. Common statewide. Inhabits ponds, lakes, rivers, creeks, and swamps. Shows high tolerance to pollution. Includes two intergrading subspecies, T. s. scripta (yellow-bellied pond slider), T. s.
Ornate slider (Trachemys ornata)
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Red-eared Slider Turtle
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.
Red Bellied Slider - Trechemys scripta scripta
Red bellied Sliders are very similar in appearance and colouration to the Red Eared Terrapin and they will interbreed freely.
Yellowbelly Slider
Trachemys scripta
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Cumberland slider (Trachemys scripta troostii)
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Of particular concern are non-native red-ear slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans), which have been introduced throughout California, largely as a result of escape or release from pet owners (Bettelheim 2005).
The Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) is a reptile that is common in North America,southern Canada, and northern Mexico and is a water turtle related to other water turtles such as sliders and cooters.
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.
They include such well-known North American turtles as the pond turtles (including the spotted, wood, and Muhlenberg's turtles), the painted turtle, the sliders, the diamondback terrapin, and the Blanding's turtle.
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While many live near water, turtles can’t breathe underwater-they hold their breath. The Cypress Swamp exhibits yellow-bellied sliders, chicken turtles, spotted turtles, river cooters and alligator snapping turtles.
It is important to note that Manhattan now hosts only 4-5 species (Bullfrogs, Snapping turtles, Painted turtles, Red Eared Sliders, and possibly Spring Peepers).
Other species, like the red-bellied slider, use alligator nests for their own egg deposition. Paths used by alligators in sawgrass widen to form creeks, which in turn help to flood marshes during rainy seasons.
16. Red stripe behind eye. Plastron yellow with black striped patterns. Carapace and body is green/brown with yellow stripes. Characteristics may fade with age..................Red Eared Slider ...
The next 11 images of Spotted Sandpiper were all taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in January, 2010, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and an EF 800mm F/5.6 L IS lens. The first shots show a winter plumaged Spotted Sandpiper using some pond sliders as ...
Turtles feed on, worms , insects , and shellfish, fish , and some plants. All turtles lay eggs, ocean going turtles return to land at egg laying time. In the United States most common small turtles are the painted, spotted, musk slider, ...
Unlike other brightly colored North American turtles such as the eastern box and painted sliders, snapping turtles use their muted carapace color to aid them in hunting by providing sufficient camouflage.
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 ...
 See also: Turtle, Shell, Reptile, Red-eared Slider, Snapping Turtle
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