Hispaniolan slider

Short description: Species of reptile

Hispaniolan slider

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)[1]

Scientific classification
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[2]

* Pseudemys decorata Barbour & Carr, 1940
* Pseudemys terrapen decorata — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
* Chrysemys (Trachemys) decorata — McDowell, 1964
* Chrysemys terrapen decorata — Obst, 1983
* Trachemys decorata — Seidel & Incháustegui, 1984
* Trachemys stejnegeri decorata — Iverson, 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).[1]

## Contents

* 1 Habitat
* 2 Conservation
* 3 Diet
* 4 Appearance
* 5 References

## Habitat

The Hispaniolan slider is a freshwater turtle. They can live on land and water, but prefer to be near freshwater.[3]

## 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.[4]

## 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.[5]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (1996). "Trachemys decorata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22019A9346521.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22019/9346521. 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. https://zenodo.org/records/7511437/files/VZ_article_30895.pdf.
3. ↑ "Welcome to ATP". http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/.
4. ↑ "Feeding Red Eared Sliders and Other Aquatic Turtles - How to Feed." , Choosing an Exotic Pet - Care of Exotic Pets. Web. 5 March (2010)
5. ↑ "World Chelonian Trust - Trachemys Gallery". http://www.chelonia.org/trachemysgallery.htm.

* "World Chelonian Trust - Trachemys Gallery."[Usurped!], World Chelonian Trust - Turtle and Tortoise Conservation and Care. Web. 5 March (2010).

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