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Baja California Slider - Trachemys nebulosa
Jicotea de del Rio
Nocturna de Wiggins (Van Denburgh, 1895)
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| Adult from type locality, Dolores del Sur, Baja California Sur © Shane Macfarlan | ||
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| Juvenile, San Ignacio, Baja California Sur © James Buskirk |
Juvenile, San Ignacio, Baja California Sur © James Buskirk |
Captive born juvenile © James Buskirk |
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| Captive born juveniles © James Buskirk | T. nebulosa composite © James Buskirk |
Comparison of carapace of T. nebulosa and T. ornata juveniles © James Buskirk |
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| Turtles photographed at El Serpentario de La Paz in 2001 labeled as Baja California Sliders. Some of these appear to be hybrids of Trachemys nebulosa and Trachemys scripta elegans, except for one true T. s. elegans on the far left of the photo on the left. Non-native turtles, including T. s. elegans, have been released into the wild in Baja California where they have been interbreeding with the native T. nebulosa. | ||
References:
Grismer, L. Lee. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés. The University of California Press, 2002. McPeak, Ron H. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California. Sea Challengers, 2000. Samuel M. McGinnis and Robert C. Stebbins. Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles & Amphibians. 4th Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2018. Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. The Reptile Database San Diego Natural History Museum |
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