Puerto Rican slider

Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Testudines
Suborder:Cryptodira
Family:Emydidae
Genus:Trachemys
Species: T. stejnegeri
Subspecies: T. s. stejnegeri
Trinomial name
Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri
(Schmidt, 1928)

The Puerto Rican slider (Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri)[1] is a subspecies of turtle found mainly in Puerto Rico and surrounding areas. It is a relative of the pond slider.[2]

References

Bibliography
  • Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2010-12-15.


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