Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)-Northern Red-bellied Cooter (Pseudemys rubriventris) Comments
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Yellow-bellied slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
The
yellow-bellied slider (
Trachemys scripta scripta) is a land and water
turtle belonging to the family
Emydidae. This subspecies of
pond slider is native to the southeastern United States, specifically from Florida to southeastern Virginia, and is the most common
turtle species in its range. It is found in a wide variety of habitats, including slow-moving rivers, floodplain swamps, marshes, seasonal wetlands, and permanent ponds.
Yellow-bellied sliders are popular as pets.
Northern red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris)
The
northern red-bellied turtle (
Pseudemys rubriventris) or
American red-bellied turtle is a species of
turtle in the
Pseudemys (
cooter) genus of the family
Emydidae. It is endemic to the United States. The current range of the
red-bellied turtles includes a population in Massachusetts which was previously considered a distinct subspecies (
Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi) as well as the coastal areas of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.