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Red-eared Slider, Trachemys scripta elegans

Red eared slider hatchling Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans

Hatchling,
Over 10 million enter the pet trade each year.

Photograph by Michael J. Connor

Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans

Juvenile

Photograph by Michael J. Connor

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Red Eared Slider
Trachemys scripta

Adult Female

Photograph by Michael J. Connor

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Red-eared slider Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans

Adult male,
justifying the name elegans

Photograph by Francisco Velasquez

Pond Sliders
Trachemys scripta

Rescued sliders,
basking by their pond

Photograph by Michael J. Connor

Basking turtles
Related text:
The Red-eared Slider, Trachemys scripta elegans by M. J. Connor
CTTC's Water Turtle Care Sheet
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