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Puerto Rican slider

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Puerto Rican slider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Trachemys
Species:
Subspecies:
T. s. stejnegeri
Trinomial name
Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri
(Schmidt, 1928)

The Puerto Rican slider (Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri)[1] is a subspecies of turtle found mainly in Puerto Rico and surrounding areas. It is a relative of the pond slider.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Rhodin 2010, p. 000.104
  2. ^ metazoa14
Bibliography
  • Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17.