Red-eared slider

Red-eared slider
Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied-Neuwied), an 1865 engraving by Karl Bodmer, who accompanied the authority on his expedition
At the Cincinnati Zoo
Domesticated
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Trachemys
Species:
T. scripta
Subspecies:
T. s. elegans
Trinomial name
Trachemys scripta elegans
(Wied-Neuwied, 1839)
Synonyms[1]
  • Emys elegans Wied, 1839
  • Emys holbrookii Gray, 1844
  • Emys sanguinolenta Gray, 1856
  • Trachemys elegans Agassiz, 1857
  • Clemmys elegans Strauch, 1862
  • Trachemys holbrooki Gray, 1863 (ex errore)
  • Trachemys holbrookii Gray, 1869
  • Trachemys lineata Gray, 1873
  • Pseudemys elegans Cope, 1875
  • Chrysemys elegans Boulenger, 1889
  • Chrysemys scripta var. elegans Boulenger, 1889
  • Chrysemys palustris elegans Lindholm, 1929
  • Pseudemys troostii elegans Stejneger & Barbour, 1939
  • Pseudemys scripta elegans Cagle, 1944
  • Trachemys scripta elegans Iverson, 1985
  • Trachemys scripta elagans Fong, Parham & Fu, 2002 (ex errore)
  • Trachemys scripta elgans Fong, Parham & Fu, 2002 (ex errore)

The red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) is a semi-aquatic turtle. It belongs to the family Emydidae. It is the most popular pet turtle in the United States. It lives in Southern United States. It is also found in many other places as an invasive species. They can be found in the US state of California where it was introduced. Rhubarb leaves are poisonous for them. Overfeeding may cause diseases for the turtles.

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References

  1. ↑ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 207–208. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. S2CID 87809001.