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
Conservation status
	Domesticated
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Trachemys
Species:	T. scripta
Subspecies:	T. s. elegans
Trinomial name
	Trachemys scripta elegans; (Wied-Neuwied, 1839)
Synonyms
	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.

Red-eared Slider Media

Red-eared sliders are popular pets around the world.
Red-eared slider basking on a floating platform under a sunlamp
Plastron of a young red-eared slider turtle
The turtle can retract its head and extremities inside its shell if it feels threatened.
Male red-eared slider: Note the large claws on the front foot
Donde se distinguen las garras.
A young red-eared slider climbing onto the back of an older one to bask in the sun.
Flipping over procedure extending the neck
Red-eared slider sunbathing: Heat absorption is more effective when their limbs are stretched outwards.
Hatching turtle with its egg tooth
Red-eared slider swimming in an outdoor koi pond

↑ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 207–208. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. S2CID 87809001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

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
Conservation status
Domesticated
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
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)