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Nicaraguan slider

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Species of turtle

Nicaraguan slider

Trachemys emolli
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Trachemys
Species:	T. emolli
Binomial name
*Trachemys emolli* (Legler, 1990)^[1]
Synonyms^[2]^[3]
Pseudemys nnnmmscripta emolli Legler, 1990 Trachemys scripta emolli —Iverson, 1992 Trachemys ornata emolli — Walls, 1996 Trachemys emolli —Seidel, 2002 Trachemys venusta emolli —Artner, 2003 Trachemys grayi emolli — TTWG, 2021

TheNicaraguan slider (Trachemys emolli)^[1] is a species ofturtle in thefamily Emydidae. The species is indigenous toNicaragua andCosta Rica.

Taxonomy

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Formerly the Nicaraguan slider was considered asubspecies ofTrachemys scripta, but was elevated to its own species level bySeidel in 2002.^[1] In 2021 it was considered a subspecies ofT. grayi by the Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (TTWG).^[3]

Etymology

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Thesubspecific name,emolli, is in honor ofAmerican herpetologist Edward Moll (E. Moll).^[4]

Geographic range

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The Nicaraguan slider is native to Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and is found in places such asLake Nicaragua,Lake Managua, and the lakes and streams that connect them.^[5]

Characteristics

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The Nicaraguan slider has acarapace with many circular markings on it, and in the middle of each marking, there is a dark spot. The main color of the carapace and the turtle's skin is olive green to dark brown. It also has yellow markings on it as well. The supratemporal markings can be orange, pink, or yellow. Males averagely grow to 8–12 in (20–30 cm) straight carapace length, and females can averagely grow to 15 in (38 cm) or larger.^[5]

Biology

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The Nicaraguan slider likes its water to be around mid-70s to 80 degrees Fahrenheit (24 to 27 degrees Celsius). As far as basking goes, it likes its basking area to be in the high 80s to mid-90s degrees Fahrenheit (30 to 35 degrees Celsius).^[5]

Diet

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In the wild, the juvenile Nicaraguan slider eats the following:tadpoles,crustaceans,fish,insects and insectlarvae.^[5]

Breeding

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The nesting season ofT. g. emolli ranges from about the month of December to May. Females can lay severalclutches per season with up to thirty-fiveeggs per clutch. The hatchlings emerge about 69 to 123 days after the eggs have been deposited.^[5]

References

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^^a ^b ^c ^dRhodin 2010, p. 000.103
^Fritz, Uwe;Havaš, Peter (2007)."Checklist of Chelonians of the World"(PDF).Vertebrate Zoology.57 (2):204–205.doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895.S2CID 87809001.
^^a ^bSpeciesTrachemys grayi atThe Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
^Beolens, Bo;Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011).The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp.ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Trachemys emolli, p. 83).
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e"Trachemys emolli / Nicaraguan Slider Care Sheet". B and H Turtle Site. Retrieved3 January 2013.

Bibliography

Rhodin, Anders G.J.;van Dijk, Peter Paul;Iverson, 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 fromthe original(PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved2010-12-15.

Legler, John M. (1990). "The GenusPseudemys in Mesoamerica: Taxonomy, Distribution, and Origins". pp. 82-105.In:Gibbons, J. Whitfield (editor) (1990).Life History and Ecology of the Slider Turtle. Washington, District of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution Press. 368 pp.ISBN 978-0874744682. (Pseudemys scripta emolli, new species, p. 91).

Wikispecies has information related toTrachemys emolli.

Emydidae family

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Testudines
Suborder:Cryptodira
Superfamily:Testudinoidea
Family:Emydidae

Genera

Species of theEmydidae family

Northern red-bellied cooter(Pseudemys rubriventris)

Chrysemys

Painted turtle

Clemmys

Spotted turtle

Deirochelys

Chicken turtle

Actinemys

Emys

Emydoidea

Blanding's turtle

Glyptemys

Graptemys

Malaclemys

Diamondback terrapin

Pseudemys

Terrapene

Trachemys

†Wilburemys

†Wilburemys yakimensis

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based onturtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. Key: †=extinct.

Testudines

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Clade:Diapsida
Order:Testudines

Genus

Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)

Cheloniidae	†Allopleuron Caretta †Carolinochelys Chelonia †Eochelone Eretmochelys †Gigantatypus †Glarichelys †Itilochelys Lepidochelys †Mexichelys †Miocaretta Natator †Pacifichelys †Syllomus †Tasbacka
Dermochelyidae	†Arabemys †Corsochelys †Cosmochelys Dermochelys †Eosphargis †Mesodermochelys †Psephophorus
	†Euclastes †Peritresius †Procolpochelys †Protosphargis †Puppigerus

Kinosternoidea

Dermatemydidae	Dermatemys
Kinosternidae	Claudius †Hoplochelys Kinosternon Staurotypus Sternotherus

Testudinoidea

Emydidae	†Acherontemys Chrysemys Clemmys Deirochelys Emys Actinemys Emydoidea Glyptemys Graptemys Malaclemys Pseudemys Terrapene Trachemys †Wilburemys
Geoemydidae	Batagur †Banhxeochelys Cuora Cyclemys Geoclemys Geoemyda Hardella Heosemys Leucocephalon Malayemys Mauremys Melanochelys Morenia Notochelys Orlitia Pangshura Rhinoclemmys Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys
Platysternidae	Platysternon
Testudinidae	Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Centrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis †Cymatholcus †Floridemys Geochelone Gopherus †Hadrianus †Hesperotestudo Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria †Megalochelys †Oligopherus Psammobates Pyxis †Solitudo Stigmochelys †Stylemys Testudo

Trionychia

Carettochelyidae	†Allaeochelys †Anosteira Carettochelys
Trionychidae	Amyda Apalone †Axestemys Chitra Cyclanorbis Cycloderma †Drazinderetes Dogania †Gilmoremys †Hutchemys †Khunnuchelys Lissemys Nilssonia Palea †Palaeoamyda Pelochelys Pelodiscus Rafetus Trionyx
	†Basilochelys †Sinaspideretes

Chelydridae	Chelydra †Chelydrops †Chelydropsis †Emarginachelys †Macrocephalochelys Macrochelys †Planiplastron †Protochelydra
†Nanhsiungchelyidae	†Anomalochelys †Basilemys †Jiangxichelys
†Protostegidae	†Alienochelys †Archelon †Atlantochelys †Bouliachelys †Calcarichelys †Cratochelone †Desmatochelys †Iserosaurus †Notochelone †Ocepechelon †Pneumatoarthrus †Protostega †Rhinochelys †Santanachelys †Terlinguachelys
	†Adocus †Argillochelys †Bashuchelys †Ctenochelys †Prionochelys †Toxochelys

Pleurodira

†Araripemydidae	†Araripemys
†Bothremydidae	†Araiochelys †Arenila †Azabbaremys †Bothremys †Cearachelys †Chedighaii †Chupacabrachelys †Eotaphrosphys †Foxemys †Galianemys †Ilatardia †Inaechelys †Itapecuruemys †Jainemys †Kinkonychelys †Kurmademys †Labrostochelys †Nigeremys †Phosphatochelys †Polysternon †Puentemys †Rosasia †Rhothonemys †Sankuchemys †Taphrosphys †Ummulisani †Zolhafah
Chelidae	Acanthochelys Chelodina Chelus Elseya Elusor Emydura Hydromedusa †Lomalatachelys Mesoclemmys Myuchelys Phrynops Platemys †Prochelidella Pseudemydura Rheodytes Rhinemys †Yaminuechelys
Pelomedusidae	Pelomedusa Pelusios
Podocnemididae	†Albertwoodemys †Bauruemys †Brontochelys †Caninemys †Carbonemys †Cerrejonemys †Cordichelys Erymnochelys †Lapparentemys †Latentemys Peltocephalus Podocnemis †Stupendemys
†Sahonachelyidae	†Sahonachelys †Sokatra

	†Caribemys †Caririemys †Tacuarembemys

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based onTurtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.

See alsoList of Testudines families

Taxon identifiers
Trachemys emolli	Wikidata:Q2712603 Wikispecies:Trachemys emolli BOLD:279938 GBIF:2443026 iNaturalist:39788 IRMNG:10365807 ITIS:949649 NCBI:365638 Open Tree of Life:34952