Trachemys

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Trachemys
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Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Scientific classification e
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]

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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 chichirivicheVenezuelan slider[1]
  • Trachemys nebulosa hiltoniFuerte slider[1]
  • Trachemys nebulosa nebulosa – Baja California slider[1]

References

Bibliography
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