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South American Slider

Trachemys callirostris

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colombia.January 12, February 10, March 7, April 6, May 2, June 1, July 7, August 4, September 4, October 10, November 5, December 8.
Colombia76
Antioquia29
Valle del Cauca11
Panama10
Bogota Capital District9
Provincia de Panamá9
Peru7
Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima7
Santander6
Cundinamarca5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderTurtles and Tortoises · Testudines
FamilyPond and Box Turtles · Emydidae
GenusSliders · Trachemys

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise South American Slider with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.