Topic summary
Red-eared terrapin
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Red-eared slider.
The red-eared slider or red-eared terrapin (Trachemys scripta elegans) is a subspecies of the pond slider (Trachemys scripta), a terrapin belonging to the familyEmydidae. Native to the southern United States and extreme northern Mexico, it is popular as a pet across the world, and is the most invasivechelonian. It is the most commonly traded chelonian in the world.