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Central Antillean slider
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Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Trachemys
Species:
stejnegeri
Synonyms
Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri
  • Pseudemys stejnegeri
    Schmidt, 1928
  • Pseudemys palustris stejnegeri
    — Mertens, L. Müller & Rust, 1934
  • Pseudemys stejnegeri stejnegeri
    — Barbour & Carr, 1940
  • Pseudemys terrapen stejnegeri
    — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Pseudemys decussata stejnegeri
    — E. Williams, 1956
  • Chrysemys decussata stejnegeri
    — Schwartz & Thomas, 1975
  • Chrysemys stejnegeri
    — Bickham & Baker, 1976
  • Chrysemys terrapen stejnegeri
    — Obst, 1983
  • Trachemys stejnegeri
    — Seidel & Incháustegui, 1984
  • Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri
    — Iverson, 1985
Trachemys stejnegeri malonei
  • Pseudemys malonei
    Barbour & Carr, 1938
  • Pseudemys palustris malonei
    — Mertens, 1939
  • Pseudemys terrapen malonei
    — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Chrysemys malonei
    — Schwartz, 1968
  • Chrysemys terrapen malonei
    — Obst, 1983
  • Trachemys stejnegeri malonei
    — Iverson, 1985
  • Trachemys malonei
    — Seidel & Adkins, 1987
Trachemys stejnegeri vicina
  • Pseudemys vicina
    Barbour & Carr, 1940
  • Pseudemys stejnegeri vicina
    — Barbour & Carr, 1940
  • Pseudemys terrapen vicina
    — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Pseudemys decussata vicina
    — E. Williams, 1956
  • Chrysemys decussata vicina
    — Schwartz & Thomas, 1975
  • Chrysemys stejnegeri vicina
    — Bickham & Baker, 1976
  • Chrysemys terrapen vicina
    — Obst, 1983
  • Trachemys stejnegeri vicina
    — Seidel & Incháustegui, 1984
  • Chrysemys terrapen wicina
    Gosławski & Hryniewicz, 1993
    (ex errore)

The Central Antillean slider (Trachemys stejnegeri) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is found on three islands in the West Indies: Hispaniola, Great Inagua, and Puerto Rico.

Etymology

The specific name, stejnegeri, is in honor of Norwegian-born American herpetologist Leonhard Stejneger.

Geographic range

T. stejnegeri is found on the islands of Puerto Rico, Great Inagua, and Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti).

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

  • Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri (Schmidt, 1928) – Puerto Rican slider
  • Trachemys stejnegeri malonei (Barbour & Carr, 1938) – Inagua slider
  • Trachemys stejnegeri vicina (Barbour & Carr, 1940) – Dominican slider

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Trachemys.

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