Trachemys terrapen Lacépède 1788 (Jamaican slider)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Alternative combination: Testudo terrapen
Belongs to Trachemys according to M. E. Seidel and H. M. Smith 1986
See also van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Trachemys adiutrix, Trachemys antiqua, Trachemys callirostris, Trachemys decorata, Trachemys decussata, Trachemys dorbigni, Trachemys emolli, Trachemys gaigeae, Trachemys grayi, Trachemys haugrudi, Trachemys inflata, Trachemys jarmani, Trachemys nebulosa, Trachemys ornata, Trachemys scripta, Trachemys sculpta, Trachemys stejnegeri, Trachemys taylori, Trachemys trulla, Trachemys venusta, Trachemys yaquia
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Trachemys terrapen in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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