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Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
33.1525, -97.0454
Field Notes
Description:
Medium sized turtle with a dark green oval shell, marked with yellow in younger turtles, green legs with thin yellow stripes and a green head with a red stripe behind the eye.
Habitat:
City maintained retention pond.
Notes:
Red-eared sliders are Texas's most common aquatic turtles. These turtles get their name from a broad red stripe behind their eye and their habit of sliding off rocks and logs when startled. Older turtles are often covered with a thick coat of algae. Some red-eared sliders live more than 30 years.
Reference Links:
Red-eared slider
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
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PublishedAugust 27, 2013
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