Hispaniolan slider

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]

## Habitat

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

## Conservation

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

## Diet

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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

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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

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1. ^ a b Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (2016) [errata version of 1996 assessment]. "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" (PDF). 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". Archived from the original on April 14, 2013.

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

Wikispecies has information related to Trachemys decorata.

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Emydidae family

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Reptilia
* Order: Testudines
* Suborder: Cryptodira
* Superfamily: Testudinoidea
* Family: Emydidae

Genera|

Species of the Emydidae family

Chrysemys|

* Painted turtle

Clemmys|

* Spotted turtle

Deirochelys|

* Chicken turtle

Actinemys|

* Western pond turtle
* Southwestern pond turtle

Emys|

* European pond turtle
* Sicilian pond turtle

Emydoidea|

* Blanding's turtle

Glyptemys|

* Bog turtle
* Wood turtle

Graptemys|

* Alabama map turtle
* Barbour's map turtle
* Black-knobbed map turtle
* Cagle's map turtle
* Escambia map turtle
* False map turtle
* Mississippi map turtle
* Northern map turtle
* Ouachita map turtle
* Pascagoula map turtle
* Pearl River map turtle
* Ringed map turtle
* Texas map turtle
* Yellow-blotched map turtle

Malaclemys|

* Diamondback terrapin

Pseudemys|

* Alabama red-bellied cooter
* Northern red-bellied cooter
* Florida red-bellied cooter
* Peninsula cooter
* Rio Grande cooter
* River cooter
* (subspecies Eastern river cooter
* Coastal plain cooter
* Suwannee cooter)
* Texas river cooter

Terrapene|

* Coahuilan box turtle
* Common box turtle
* Ornate box turtle
* Spotted box turtle

Trachemys|

* Atrato slider
* Big Bend slider
* Baja California slider
* Central Antillean slider
* Colombian slider
* Cuatro Cienegas slider
* Cuban slider
* D'Orbigny's slider
* Hispaniolan slider
* Jamaican slider
* Maranhão slider
* Meso-American slider
* Nicaraguan slider
* Ornate slider
* Pond slider
* Yaqui slider

†Wilburemys|

* †Wilburemys yakimensis

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.

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Testudines

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Reptilia
* Clade: Diapsida
* Order: Testudines

Suborder|

| Superfamily|

| Family|

Genus

Cryptodira|

| Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)|

| Cheloniidae|

* †Allopleuron
* Caretta
* †Carolinochelys
* Chelonia
* †Eochelone
* Eretmochelys
* †Gigantatypus
* †Glarichelys
* †Itilochelys
* Lepidochelys
* †Mexichelys
* †Miocaretta
* Natator
* †Pacifichelys
* †Syllomus
* †Tasbacka

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Dermochelyidae|

* †Arabemys
* †Corsochelys
* †Cosmochelys
* Dermochelys
* †Eosphargis
* †Mesodermochelys
* †Psephophorus

* †Euclastes
* †Peritresius
* †Procolpochelys
* †Protosphargis
* †Puppigerus

Kinosternoidea|

| Dermatemydidae|

* Dermatemys

|

Kinosternidae|

* Claudius
* †Hoplochelys
* Kinosternon
* Staurotypus
* Sternotherus

Testudinoidea|

| Emydidae|

* †Acherontemys
* Chrysemys
* Clemmys
* Deirochelys
* Emys
* Actinemys
* Emydoidea
* Glyptemys
* Graptemys
* Malaclemys
* Pseudemys
* Terrapene
* Trachemys
* †Wilburemys

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Geoemydidae|

* Batagur
* †Banhxeochelys
* Cuora
* Cyclemys
* Geoclemys
* Geoemyda
* Hardella
* Heosemys
* Leucocephalon
* Malayemys
* Mauremys
* Melanochelys
* Morenia
* Notochelys
* Orlitia
* Pangshura
* Rhinoclemmys
* Sacalia
* Siebenrockiella
* Vijayachelys

Platysternidae|

* Platysternon

Testudinidae|

* Aldabrachelys
* Astrochelys
* Centrochelys
* Chelonoidis
* Chersina
* Cylindraspis
* †Cymatholcus
* †Floridemys
* Geochelone
* Gopherus
* †Hadrianus
* †Hesperotestudo
* Homopus
* Indotestudo
* Kinixys
* Malacochersus
* Manouria
* †Megalochelys
* †Oligopherus
* Psammobates
* Pyxis
* †Solitudo
* Stigmochelys
* †Stylemys
* Testudo

Trionychia|

| Carettochelyidae|

* †Allaeochelys
* †Anosteira
* Carettochelys

|

Trionychidae|

* Amyda
* Apalone
* †Axestemys
* Chitra
* Cyclanorbis
* Cycloderma
* †Drazinderetes
* Dogania
* †Gilmoremys
* †Hutchemys
* †Khunnuchelys
* Lissemys
* Nilssonia
* Palea
* †Palaeoamyda
* Pelochelys
* Pelodiscus
* Rafetus
* Trionyx

* †Basilochelys
* †Sinaspideretes

| Chelydridae|

* Chelydra
* †Chelydrops
* †Chelydropsis
* †Emarginachelys
* †Macrocephalochelys
* Macrochelys
* †Planiplastron
* †Protochelydra

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†Nanhsiungchelyidae|

* †Anomalochelys
* †Basilemys
* †Jiangxichelys

†Protostegidae|

* †Alienochelys
* †Archelon
* †Atlantochelys
* †Bouliachelys
* †Calcarichelys
* †Cratochelone
* †Desmatochelys
* †Iserosaurus
* †Notochelone
* †Ocepechelon
* †Pneumatoarthrus
* †Protostega
* †Rhinochelys
* †Santanachelys
* †Terlinguachelys

* †Adocus
* †Argillochelys
* †Bashuchelys
* †Ctenochelys
* †Prionochelys
* †Toxochelys

Pleurodira|

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| †Araripemydidae|

* †Araripemys

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†Bothremydidae|

* †Araiochelys
* †Arenila
* †Azabbaremys
* †Bothremys
* †Cearachelys
* †Chedighaii
* †Chupacabrachelys
* †Eotaphrosphys
* †Foxemys
* †Galianemys
* †Ilatardia
* †Inaechelys
* †Itapecuruemys
* †Jainemys
* †Kinkonychelys
* †Kurmademys
* †Labrostochelys
* †Nigeremys
* †Phosphatochelys
* †Polysternon
* †Puentemys
* †Rosasia
* †Rhothonemys
* †Sankuchemys
* †Taphrosphys
* †Ummulisani
* †Zolhafah

Chelidae|

* Acanthochelys
* Chelodina
* Chelus
* Elseya
* Elusor
* Emydura
* Hydromedusa
* †Lomalatachelys
* Mesoclemmys
* Myuchelys
* Phrynops
* Platemys
* †Prochelidella
* Pseudemydura
* Rheodytes
* Rhinemys
* †Yaminuechelys

Pelomedusidae|

* Pelomedusa
* Pelusios

Podocnemididae|

* †Albertwoodemys
* †Bauruemys
* †Brontochelys
* †Caninemys
* †Carbonemys
* †Cerrejonemys
* †Cordichelys
* Erymnochelys
* †Lapparentemys
* †Latentemys
* Peltocephalus
* Podocnemis
* †Stupendemys

†Sahonachelyidae|

* †Sahonachelys
* †Sokatra

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* †Caribemys
* †Caririemys
* †Tacuarembemys

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* Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.

* See also List of Testudines families

Taxon identifiers

Trachemys decorata|

* Wikidata: Q1032577
* Wikispecies: Trachemys decorata
* ADW: Trachemys_decorata
* ARKive: trachemys-decorata
* CoL: 7CLCN
* EoL: 790442
* GBIF: 2442962
* iNaturalist: 39804
* IRMNG: 10365517
* ITIS: 551945
* IUCN: 22019
* NCBI: 365623
* Observation.org: 103859
* Open Tree of Life: 608023
* Paleobiology Database: 121580
* RD: decorata

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