Nicaraguan slider

Nicaraguan slider
Trachemys emolli
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Subclass:	Anapsida
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Trachemys
Species:	T. emolli
Binomial name
Trachemys emolli (Legler, 1990)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Pseudemys scripta emolli Legler, 1990 Trachemys scripta emolli — Iverson, 1992 Trachemys ornata emolli — Walls, 1996 Trachemys emolli — Seidel, 2002 Trachemys venusta emolli — Artner, 2003

The Nicaraguan slider (Trachemys emolli )^[1] is a species of turtle found in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Formerly it was considered a subspecies of Trachemys scripta, but was elevated to its own species level.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, emolli, is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Moll (E. Moll).^[3]

Geographic range

Nicaraguan sliders are native to Nicaragua and Costa Rica in places such as Lake Nicaragua, Lake Managua, and the lakes and streams that connect them. ^[4]

Characteristics

Plastron of Trachemys emolli

The Nicaraguan slider has a carapace with many circular markings on it, and in the middle of each markng, 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), and females can averagely grow to 15 in (38 cm) or larger. ^[4]

Biology

Nicaraguan sliders like their water to be around mid-70s to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. As far as basking goes, they like their basking areas to be in the high 80s to mid-90s degrees Fahrenheit.^[4]

Diet

In the wild, the juvenile turtles eat the following: tadpoles, crustaceans, fish, insects and insect larvae.^[4]

Breeding

Their nesting season ranges from about the month of December to May. Females are can lay several clutches per season with up to thirty-five eggs per clutch. The hatchlings emerge about 69 to 123 days after the eggs have been deposited.^[4]

Subspecies

• No subspecies.^[1]

References

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". Archived from the original (pdf) on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-12-15. 

Family Emydidae (pond turtles)
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Superfamily: Testudinoidea Family: Emydidae
Genus	Species of the subfamily Deirochelyinae
Chrysemys	Painted turtle
Deirochelys	Chicken turtle
Graptemys	Alabama map turtle Barbour's map turtle Black-knobbed map turtle Cagle's map turtle Escambia map turtle False map turtle Northern map turtle Ouachita map turtle Pascagoula map turtle Pearl River map turtle Ringed map turtle Texas map turtle Yellow-blotched map turtle
Malaclemys	Diamondback terrapin
Pseudemys	Alabama red-bellied cooter Northern red-bellied cooter Florida red-bellied cooter Peninsula cooter Rio Grande cooter River cooter Texas river cooter
Trachemys	Big bend slider Baja California slider Central Antillean slider Colombian slider Cuatro Cienegas slider Cuban slider D'Orbigny's slider Hispaniolan slider Jamaican slider Maranhão slider Meso-American slider Nicaraguan slider Ornate slider Pond slider Yaqui slider
	Species of the subfamily Emydinae
Clemmys	Spotted turtle
Emys	Blanding's turtle European pond turtle Sicilian pond turtle Western pond turtle
Glyptemys	Bog turtle Wood turtle
Terrapene	Coahuilan box turtle Common box turtle Ornate box turtle Spotted box turtle
Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist. Subspecies and the extinct (Gyremys sectabilis) are not included.