Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta

The red-eared slider is a subspecies of the pond slider, a terrapin belonging to the family Emydidae.

Red-eared terrapin
Baby Season
Fall (July-September)
Red Eared slider at the Cincinnati Zoo. Photo shared on Wikipedia by Greg Hume.
Red Eared slider at the Cincinnati Zoo. Photo shared on Wikipedia by Greg Hume.
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Community Sightings

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Pond Slider observed by b_dykes
Oct 17, 2026
Troy, AL, US
byb_dykes
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Yellow-bellied Slider observed by jeffgarner
Oct 17, 2026
Co. Rd. 273 at Co. Rd. 118, Lauderdale County, AL, USA
byJeff Garner
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Pond Slider observed by jeffgarner
Oct 17, 2026
Co. Rd. 273 at Co. Rd. 118, Lauderdale County, AL, USA
byJeff Garner
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Pond Slider observed by jeffgarner
Oct 17, 2026
Co. Rd. 273 at Co. Rd. 118, Lauderdale County, AL, USA
byJeff Garner
Research Grade
· 1 ID
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