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The yellow-bellied slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) is a subspecies of the pond slider (Trachemys scripta), a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae.It is native to the southeastern United States, specifically from Florida to southeastern Virginia, [4] and is the most common turtle species in its range. [5]
The order prohibits transport of softshell turtles and yellow-bellied sliders to prevent any human-assisted spread of the virus. ... cooters, sliders and snapping turtles. Reports of sick or dead ...
The pond slider (Trachemys scripta) is a species of common, medium-sized, semiaquatic turtle. Three subspecies are described, [ 2 ] the most recognizable of which is the red-eared slider ( T. s. elegans ), which is popular in the pet trade and has been introduced to other parts of the world by people releasing it to the wild.
It looks like the turtle was removed from the water in order to paint its shell before being returned. This yellow-bellied slider turtle was discovered with it shell painted at Cypress Wetlands in ...
Then he turned and saw nature in action: A yellow-bellied slider turtle in the jaws of an 8-foot-long alligator, about to become lunch. The crunching sound Shay heard was the turtle’s hard shell ...
Striped-neck terrapin or Caspian turtle, Mauremys caspica, a testudine in the family Geoemydidae (Bataguridae), native to the eastern Mediterranean region. Yellow-bellied slider or Yellow-bellied terrapin, Trachemys scripta scripta, another subspecies of pond slider in the family Emydidae native to southern North America. Like the red-eared ...
[2] [3] Intergrade facial markings range from a yellow blotch behind each eye, which may join a yellow neck stripe forming a “C” figure when viewed from the left side to those with an almost indistinguishable amount of red in the eye blotch, to individuals that look similar to red-eared sliders with a red “ear” stripe that doesn’t ...
Yellow-bellied mud turtle ; Red-eared slider × yellow-bellied slider; See also. Yellowbelly (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 10 July ...