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Pond Slider - Trachemys scripta

Red-eared Slider - Trachemys scripta elegans

(Wied-Neuwied, 1838)
 
Species Description
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range map
Purple = natural range of T. s. elegans
Dark Blue = range of introduced T. s. elegans
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Red-eared Slider Red-eared Slider Red-eared Slider
Adult, Travis County, Texas Adult, Travis County, Texas Adult, Travis County, Texas
Red-eared Slider Red-eared Slider Red-eared Slider
Adults, Travis County, Texas Adult, Cameron County, Texas Adults, Cameron County, Texas
Red-eared Slider Red-eared Slider Red-eared Slider
Adult, Bastrop County, Texas Adult, Cameron County, Texas Characteristic Red mark behind eye
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Carapace Adult, found crossing a road in
McMullen County, Texas
Plastron
Red-eared Slider Red-eared Slider Red-eared Slider
Juvenile with Green Heron, Travis County, Texas Adults, Cameron County, Texas Adult just after leaving pond,
Chambers County, Texas
Red-eared Slider Red-eared Slider  
Adult, Harris County, Texas The rear edge of the carapace is serrated. Chambers County, Texas  
     
Habitat
Red-eared Slider habitat Red-eared Slider habitat Red-eared Slider habitat
Habitat, Cameron County, Texas Habitat, Travis County, Texas Adult female crossing a road in Spring, Travis County, Texas
     
Short Videos
Red-eared Slider Red-eared Slider Red-eared Slider
Red-eared Sliders basking, swimming, and sliding into a pond in LA County. Red-eared Sliders basking at a small lake in Contra Costa County. A Red-eared Slider swims in a small lake in Contra Costa County then hauls out onto a log.
     



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