Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Red-eared slider turtles are the world's most commonly traded reptile, due to their relatively low price, and usually low food price, small size, and easy maintenance. [ 4 ] [ 43 ] [ 44 ] As with other turtles, tortoises , and box turtles , individuals that survive their first year or two can be expected to live generally around 30 years.
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.
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.
The red-eared slider × yellow-bellied slider (Trachemys scripta elegans × Trachemys scripta scripta) [1] is an intergradation of a red-eared slider and yellow-bellied slider subspecies. [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 ...
As a result of pet trade, one species, the red-eared slider, can now be found in many parts of the world. [1] Classification. Species. Image Genus Living species
The flamingo, seen on the banks of a salt lake on Wednesday morning, is thought to have a genetic condition known as melanism.
The Chinese three-keeled pond turtle (M. reevesii) is threatened by competition with released pet red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans), overhunting (its plastron is used in traditional Chinese medicine), [12] [13] capturing for the pet trade, and wild habitat destruction. The IUCN considers M. reevesii an endangered species. [8]
Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports