Red-eared slider

The red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) is a semi-aquatic turtle. It belongs to the family Emydidae. It is the most popular pet turtle in the United States. It lives in Southern United States. It is also found in many other places as an invasive species. They can be found in the US state of California where it was introduced. Rhubarb leaves are poisonous for them. Overfeeding may cause diseases for the turtles.

Red-eared slider
Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied-Neuwied), an 1865 engraving by Karl Bodmer, who accompanied the authority on his expedition
At the Cincinnati Zoo
Conservation status
Domesticated
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Trachemys
Species:	T. scripta
Subspecies:	T. s. elegans
Trinomial name
Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1839)
Synonyms
Emys elegans Wied, 1839 Emys holbrookii Gray, 1844 Emys sanguinolenta Gray, 1856 Trachemys elegans Agassiz, 1857 Clemmys elegans Strauch, 1862 Trachemys holbrooki Gray, 1863 (ex errore) Trachemys holbrookii Gray, 1869 Trachemys lineata Gray, 1873 Pseudemys elegans Cope, 1875 Chrysemys elegans Boulenger, 1889 Chrysemys scripta var. elegans Boulenger, 1889 Chrysemys palustris elegans Lindholm, 1929 Pseudemys troostii elegans Stejneger & Barbour, 1939 Pseudemys scripta elegans Cagle, 1944 Trachemys scripta elegans Iverson, 1985 Trachemys scripta elagans Fong, Parham & Fu, 2002 (ex errore) Trachemys scripta elgans Fong, Parham & Fu, 2002 (ex errore)

Other websites

Media related to Trachemys scripta elegans at Wikimedia Commons

• Red-ear slider
• Discovery Channel's Animal Planet: Red-eared slider
• Information on aquatic turtles & tortoises including a few articles specific to Red-eared Terrapin Archived 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Gulf Coast Turtle & Tortoise Society: Natural History: Red-eared slider