Kingdom Animalia Suborder Cryptodira Subfamily Deirochelyinae Scientific name Trachemys stejnegeri Higher classification Slider turtles Order Turtle | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Emydidae Genus Trachemys Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Lower classifications Puerto Rican slider, Dominican slider | ||
The Central Antillean slider (Trachemys stejnegeri ), is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to the West Indies.
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Etymology
The specific name, stejnegeri, is in honor of Norwegian-born American herpetologist Leonhard Stejneger.
Geographic range
T. stejnegeri is found in Puerto Rico, Great Inagua, Dominican Republic, and Haiti.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Trachemys.
References
Central Antillean slider Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA