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Slider Turtle
''Trachemys'' is a genus of turtles belonging to the family Emydidae. Members of this genus are native to the Americas, ranging from the Midwestern United States south to northern Argentina, but one subspecies, the red-eared slider (''T. scripta elegans''), has been introduced worldwide. Species under this genus are commonly referred to as sliders. Species and subspecies Extant *''Trachemys adiutrix'' – Maranhão slider *''Trachemys callirostris'' – Colombian slider **''T. c. callirostris'' – Colombian slider **''T. c. chichiriviche'' – Venezuelan slider *''Trachemys decorata'' – Hispaniolan slider *''Trachemys decussata'' – Cuban slider **''T. d. angusta'' – western Cuban slider **''T. d. decussata'' – eastern Cuban slider *''Trachemys dorbigni'' – D'Orbigny's slider *''Trachemys emolli'' – Nicaraguan slider *''Trachemys gaigeae'' – Big Bend slider *'' Trachemys hartwegi'' – Nazas slider *''Trachemys medemi'' – Atrato slider *''Trachem ...
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Red-eared Slider
The red-eared slider or red-eared terrapin (''Trachemys scripta elegans'') is a subspecies of the pond slider (''Trachemys scripta''), a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is the most popular pet turtle in the United States, is also popular as a pet across the rest of the world, and is the most invasive turtle. It is the most commonly traded turtle in the world. The red-eared slider is native from the Midwestern United States to northern Mexico, but has become established in other places because of pet releases, and has become invasive in many areas where it outcompetes native species. The red-eared slider is included in the list of the world's 100 most invasive species. Etymology The red-eared slider gets its name from the small, red stripe around its ears, or where its ears would be, and from its ability to slide quickly off rocks and logs into the water. This species was previously known as Troost's turtle in honor of an American herpetologist ...
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Venezuelan Slider
''Trachemys callirostris'' is a turtle in the family Emydidae found in Colombia and Venezuela. Description The turtle's carapace is green with light colors with dark splotches between them. The head of the turtle includes yellow lines and a splotch behind their ears resembling pond slider(''Trachemys scripta)''. On average they are 25 cm(10 in.). Larger specimens can are around 32 cm(12.5 in.), but have been as long as 35 cm(13.5 in.). Taxonomy There are two subspecies recognized: * Colombian slider (''T. c. callirostris'') * Venezuelan slider (''T. c. chichiriviche'') The species was thought to be a subspecies of the pond slider(''Trachemys scripta)''. Distribution and habitat The species is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Many have been found in the Magdalena River The Magdalena River ( es, Río Magdalena, ; less commonly ) is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mar ...
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Trachemys Emolli
The Nicaraguan slider (''Trachemys grayi emolli)'' is a subspecies of turtle in the Family (biology), family Emydidae. The species is indigenous to Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Taxonomy Formerly the Nicaraguan slider was considered a subspecies of ''Trachemys scripta'', but was elevated to its own species level by species:Michael E. Seidel, Seidel in 2002. In 2021 it was considered a subspecies of ''T. grayi'' by the Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (TTWG). Etymology The Subspecies, subspecific name, ''emolli'', is in honor of Americans, American Herpetology, herpetologist species:Edward Moll, Edward Moll (E. Moll).species:Bo Beolens, Beolens, Bo; species:Michael Watkins, Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Trachemys emolli'', p. 83). Geographic range The Nicaraguan slider is native to Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and is found in places such as Lake Nicaragua, Lake Managua, and t ...
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D'Orbigny's Slider
D'Orbigny's slider or the black-bellied slider (''Trachemys dorbigni''), commonly known in Brazil as ''tartaruga-tigre'' or ''tartaruga-tigre-d'água'' (which mean "tiger turtle" and "water tiger turtle" in Portuguese), is a species of water turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is found in southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering .... Two subspecies (in addition to the Trachemys dorbigni dorbigni, nominate subspecies) are recognized as being valid, ''Trachemys adiutrix, Trachemys dorbigni adiutrix'' and ''Trachemys dorbigni brasiliensis''. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''dorbigni'', is in honor of French Natural history, naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson Michae ...
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Gabriel Bibron
Gabriel Bibron (20 October 1805 – 27 March 1848) was a French zoologist and herpetologist. He was born in Paris. The son of an employee of the Museum national d'histoire naturelle, he had a good foundation in natural history and was hired to collect vertebrates in Italy and Sicily. Under the direction of Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent (1778–1846), he took part in the Morea expedition to Peloponnese. He classified numerous reptile species with André Marie Constant Duméril (1774–1860), whom he had met in 1832. Duméril was interested mainly in the relations between genera, and he left to Bibron the task of describing the species. Working together they produced the ''Erpétologie Générale'', a comprehensive account of the reptiles, published in ten volumes from 1834 to 1854. Also, Bibron assisted Duméril with teaching duties at the museum and was an instructor at a primary school in Paris. Bibron contracted tuberculosis and retired in 1845 to Saint-A ...
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André Marie Constant Duméril
André Marie Constant Duméril (1 January 1774 – 14 August 1860) was a French zoologist. He was professor of anatomy at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle from 1801 to 1812, when he became professor of herpetology and ichthyology. His son Auguste Duméril was also a zoologist. Life André Marie Constant Duméril was born on 1 January 1774 in Amiens and died on 14 August 1860 in Paris. He became a doctor at a young age, obtaining, at 19 years, the ''prévot'' of anatomy at the medical school of Rouen. In 1800, he left for Paris and collaborated in the drafting of the comparative anatomy lessons of Georges Cuvier. He replaced Cuvier at the Central School of the Panthéon and had, as his colleague, Alexandre Brongniart. In 1801, he gave courses to the medical school of Paris. Under the ''Restauration'', he was elected a member of the Académie des Sciences (French Academy of Sciences) and after 1803 succeeded Lacépède, who was occupied by his political offic ...
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Trachemys Dorbigni
D'Orbigny's slider or the black-bellied slider (''Trachemys dorbigni''), commonly known in Brazil as ''tartaruga-tigre'' or ''tartaruga-tigre-d'água'' (which mean "tiger turtle" and "water tiger turtle" in Portuguese), is a species of water turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is found in southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and Uruguay. Two subspecies (in addition to the nominate subspecies) are recognized as being valid, '' Trachemys dorbigni adiutrix'' and '' Trachemys dorbigni brasiliensis''. Etymology The specific name, ''dorbigni'', is in honor of French naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Trachemys dorbigni'', p. 195). Description The form of the plastron determines its gender. After a few years of life, show differences between male and female. Males have a penis that is inserted into the tail. It becomes appar ...
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Eastern Cuban Slider
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Western Cuban Slider
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Cuban Slider
The Cuban slider (''Trachemys decussata'') is a species of turtle native to Cuba (including Isla de la Juventud), but has also been introduced to Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac in the Cayman Islands (where it is known as the taco river slider or hickatee), and Marie Galante in Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the .... Gallery File:Tête de Trachemys decussata angusta.jpg, Profile of ''T. decussata angusta'' File:Dossière de Trachemys decussata angusta.jpg, Shell of ''T. decussata angusta'' File:Plastron de Trachemys decussata angusta.jpg, Plastron of ''T. decussata angusta'' References Trachemys Endemic fauna of Cuba Turtles of North America Reptiles described in 1831 Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Turtle-stub ...
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Thomas Bell (zoologist)
Thomas Hornsey Bell FRS FLS (11 October 1792 – 13 March 1880) was an English zoologist, dental surgeon A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry (the diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity and other aspects of the craniofacial com ... and writer, born in Poole, Dorset, England. Career Bell, like his mother Susan, took a keen interest in natural history which his mother also encouraged in his younger cousin Philip Henry Gosse. Bell left Poole in 1813 for his training as a dental surgeon in London. He is listed in 1817 as having an address at number 17 Fenchurch Street, and as being a committee member of the newly formed London Peace Society. By 1819 his address is given as 18 Bucklersbury, also in the city of London. He combined two careers, becoming Professor of Zoology at King's College London in 1836 (on the strength of amateur research) and lecturing o ...
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Trachemys Decussata
The Cuban slider (''Trachemys decussata'') is a species of turtle native to Cuba (including Isla de la Juventud), but has also been introduced to Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac in the Cayman Islands (where it is known as the taco river slider or hickatee), and Marie Galante in Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the .... Gallery File:Tête de Trachemys decussata angusta.jpg, Profile of ''T. decussata angusta'' File:Dossière de Trachemys decussata angusta.jpg, Shell of ''T. decussata angusta'' File:Plastron de Trachemys decussata angusta.jpg, Plastron of ''T. decussata angusta'' References Trachemys Endemic fauna of Cuba Turtles of North America Reptiles described in 1831 Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Turtle-stub ...
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