Trachemys

Trachemys
Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Emydidae
Subfamily: Deirochelyinae
Genus: Trachemys
Agassiz, 1857[1][2][3]
Synonyms

Calliclemys[1][2]
Redemys[1][2]

Trachemys is a genus of turtles belonging to the family Emydidae.[1] They are native to the Americas, ranging from the United States to northern Argentina.

Species

  • Trachemys callirostris callirostris – Colombian slider[1]
  • Trachemys callirostris chichiriviche – Venezuelan slider[1]
  • Trachemys decussata angusta – Western Cuban slider[1]
  • Trachemys decussata decussata – Eastern Cuban slider[1]
  • Trachemys gaigeae hartwegi – Nazas slider[1]
  • Trachemys nebulosa hiltoni – Fuerte slider[1]
  • Trachemys nebulosa nebulosa – Baja California slider[1]
  • Trachemys venusta venusta – Belize slider[4][5]
  • Trachemys venusta cataspila – Huasecan slider[4][5]
  • Trachemys venusta grayi – Gray's slider[4][5]
  • Trachemys venusta iversoni – Yucatana slider[4]
  • Trachemys venusta panamensis – Panamanian slider[4]
  • Trachemys venusta uhrigi – Uhrig's slider[4]

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