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Emydidae - Water Turtle Family

Red-ear Slider Trachemys scripta elegans (Chrysemys scripta elegans)

This a very common terrapin that has been introduced throughout North America by "pet" release.  Grows to about 8" long.  Green shell with highlights of yellow, brown, and black.  Head and neck are green and yellow striped with one thick red line at the "ear".  These turtles thrive in shallow, slow moving water, like streams, lakes, and pods.  Young sliders are carnivorous; they eat insects, crustaceans, mollusks, worms, tadpoles, and small fish.  As adults they become herbivorous; their main food source is aquatic plants.  They like to bask in the sun, sometimes several together or on top of each other.  Terrapins carry salmonella.  Care is needed in handling.

(Native of Texas)

Similar Species

Yellow Slider Trachemys scripta scripta

Large yellow "ear" stripe instead of red.

(not native to Texas)

 

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