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The yellow-bellied slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) is a subspecies of the pond slider (Trachemys scripta), a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae.It is native to the southeastern United States, specifically from Florida to southeastern Virginia, [4] and is the most common turtle species in its range. [5]
[2] [3] Intergrade facial markings range from a yellow blotch behind each eye, which may join a yellow neck stripe forming a “C” figure when viewed from the left side to those with an almost indistinguishable amount of red in the eye blotch, to individuals that look similar to red-eared sliders with a red “ear” stripe that doesn’t ...
The pond slider (Trachemys scripta) is a species of common, medium-sized, semiaquatic turtle. Three subspecies are described, [ 2 ] the most recognizable of which is the red-eared slider ( T. s. elegans ), which is popular in the pet trade and has been introduced to other parts of the world by people releasing it to the wild.
Also, the plastron has yellow bars or stripes. The turtle's legs in front have larger yellow stripes than most slider species. There is a yellow and orange stripe directly behind each eye. The stripe is never entirely one color, it starts out yellow and then fades into a dark orange-to-red color closer to the back of the neck. [citation needed]
Yellow bellied sliders at Greenfield Lake. Most people in Wilmington know Putnam as a singer and a teacher of singing. He started performing in musicals locally in the late 1980s, and later spent ...
The yellow-bellied glider is the largest species of Petaurus, the wrist-winged gliders, a group of arboreal marsupials, and can glide up to 150 m. [11] The yellow-bellied glider has been observed to jump up to 100 m [12] or 114 m. [6] It is similar in appearance to the mahogany glider, although slightly larger in size.
The Friends of the Port Royal Cypress Wetlands, a not-for-profit that promotes the wetlands, notified the public in a Facebook post Thursday that a yellowed-bellied slider was discovered on ...
Trachemys is a genus of turtles belonging to the family Emydidae. [1] Members of this genus are native to the Americas, ranging from the Midwestern United States south to northern Argentina, but one subspecies, the red-eared slider (T. scripta elegans), has been introduced worldwide.