Meso American slider

Updated on Jan 19, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Emydidae Scientific name Trachemys venusta Rank Species Subclass Anapsid		Subphylum Vertebrata Genus Trachemys Phylum Chordata Order Turtle

Similar Slider turtles, Turtle, Nicaraguan slider, Colombian slider, Ornate slider

The Meso-American slider (Trachemys venusta) is a species of turtle belonging to the family Emydidae with a distribution from Mexico to Colombia.

Distribution

This species is found from Mexico to Colombia:

Trachemys venusta venusta is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico in the states of Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz and Yucatan.

Trachemys venusta cataspila meets in Mexico in the states of San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas and Veracruz.

Trachemys venusta grayi is found in El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca.

years 2010 on New species is found:

Trachemys venusta iversoni is in Mexico in the state of Yucatan.

Trachemys venusta panamensis in Panama.

Trachemys venusta uhrigi is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Colombia in the departments of Antioquia and Chocó.

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.

Trachemys venusta venusta – Belize slider

Trachemys venusta cataspila – Huastecan slider

Trachemys venusta grayi – Gray's slider

Trachemys venusta iversoni – Yucatana slider

Trachemys venusta panamensis – Panamanian slider

Trachemys venusta uhrigi – Uhrig's slider

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