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Hispaniolan slider
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Trachemys
Species: T. decorata
Binomial name
Trachemys decorata
(Barbour & Carr, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Pseudemys decorata Barbour & Carr, 1940
  • Pseudemys terrapen decorataMertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Chrysemys (Trachemys) decorataMcDowell, 1964
  • Chrysemys terrapen decorataObst, 1983
  • Trachemys decorataSeidel & Incháustegui, 1984
  • Trachemys stejnegeri decorataIverson, 1985

The Hispaniolan slider (Trachemys decorata) or Haitian slider is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae found on the island of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic).

Habitat

The Hispaniolan slider is a freshwater turtle. They can live on land and water, but prefer to be near freshwater.

Conservation

These sliders are not on the endangered list, but are considered vulnerable.

Diet

They have a particular diet that consists of insects (crickets), fish, vegetation, etc. When kept in captivity, they can eat all of the same foods that they would eat normally, as well as turtle pellets, carrots, tomatoes, peeled grapes, and spinach.

Appearance

Unlike red-eared sliders, they do not have red patches on their heads. They have distinct light and dark stripes on their necks, feet, and tails. The tops of their shells are brown and the bottoms are yellow.

References

  1. ^ Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (2016) . "Trachemys decorata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T22019A97299007. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22019A9346521.en. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 202. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895.
  3. "Welcome to ATP".
  4. "Feeding Red Eared Sliders and Other Aquatic Turtles - How to Feed." Archived 2013-04-04 at the Wayback Machine, Choosing an Exotic Pet - Care of Exotic Pets. Web. 5 March (2010)
  5. "World Chelonian Trust - Trachemys Gallery".
Emydidae family
Genera
Species of the Emydidae family
Northern red-bellied cooter(Pseudemys rubriventris)
Chrysemys
Clemmys
Deirochelys
Actinemys
Emys
Emydoidea
Glyptemys
Graptemys
Malaclemys
Pseudemys
Terrapene
Trachemys
Wilburemys
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. Key: †=extinct.
Testudines
Suborder
Superfamily
Family
Genus
Cryptodira
Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)
Cheloniidae
Dermochelyidae
 
Kinosternoidea
Dermatemydidae
Kinosternidae
Testudinoidea
Emydidae
Geoemydidae
 Platysternidae
Testudinidae
Trionychia
Carettochelyidae
Trionychidae
 
 
Chelydridae
Nanhsiungchelyidae
Protostegidae
 
Pleurodira
 
Araripemydidae
Bothremydidae
Chelidae
Pelomedusidae
Podocnemididae
Sahonachelyidae
 
 
 
Taxon identifiers
Trachemys decorata
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