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 cdarr30
Jan 15, 2026
Gainesville, FL 32606, USA
byClara
Research Grade
· 3 IDs
Red-eared Slider observed by bearjo
Jan 15, 2026
Opp Andrew Rd, Singapore
bybearjo
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
Pond Slider observed by skworl_e
Jan 15, 2026
Pathum Wan, TH-BM, TH
byskworl_e
Research Grade
· 1 ID
彩龜 observed by wui_sing
Jan 15, 2026
Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, HK
byWui sing Wong
Research Grade
· 1 ID
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