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Meso-American slider
Meso-American slider (Trachemys venusta venusta) Cayo.jpg
T. v. venusta in Belize
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Genus:
Trachemys
Species:
venusta
Synonyms
Trachemys venusta venusta
  • Emys venusta
    Gray, 1856
  • Emys valida
    LeConte, 1860
  • Clemmys valida
    — Strauch, 1862
  • Callichelys venusta
    — Gray, 1863
  • Emys (Clemmys) salvini
    Günther, 1885
  • Pseudemys salvini
    Cope, 1887
  • Emys valida
    — Malnate, 1971
  • Pseudemys scripta venusta
    — Moll & Legler, 1971
  • Chrysemys scripta venusta
    — Henderson & Hoevers, 1975
  • Trachemys scripta venusta
    — Iverson, 1985
  • Trachemys ornata venusta
    — Walls, 1996
  • Trachemys venusta venusta
    — Seidel, 2002
Trachemys venusta cataspila
  • Emys ventricosa
    Gray, 1856
  • Pseudemys ventricosa
    — Gray, 1870
  • Emys (Clemmys) cataspila
    Günther, 1885
  • Pseudemys cataspila
    — Cope, 1887
  • Chrysemys ornata var. cataspila
    Boulenger, 1889
  • Pseudemys scripta cataspila
    — Carr, 1938
  • Pseudemys ornata cataspila
    — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Chrysemys scripta cataspila
    — H.M. Smith & R.B. Smith, 1975
  • Trachemys scripta cataspila
    — Iverson, 1985
  • Trachemys ornata cataspila
    — Fritz, 1995
  • Trachemys venusta cataspila
    — Seidel, 2002
Trachemys venusta grayi
  • Emys grayi
    Bocourt, 1868
  • Callichelys grayii
    — Gray, 1870 (ex errore)
  • Emys umbra
    Bocourt, 1876
  • Pseudemys umbra
    — Cope, 1887
  • Callichelys grayi
    — Boulenger, 1889
  • Chrysemys grayi
    — Boulenger, 1889
  • Clemmys umbra
    — Strauch, 1890
  • Chrysemys umbra
    — Lindholm, 1929
  • Pseudemys grayi
    — Carr, 1938
  • Pseudemys ornata grayi
    — Stuart, 1963
  • Pseudemys scripta grayi
    — Legler & Webb, 1970
  • Chrysemys scripta grayi
    — H.M. Smith & R.B. Smith, 1975
  • Pseudemys scripta umbra
    — Pritchard, 1979
  • Trachemys scripta grayi
    — Iverson, 1985
  • Trachemys grayi
    — King & Burke, 1989
  • Trachemys ornata grayi
    — Walls, 1996
  • Trachemys venusta grayi
    — Seidel, 2002
Trachemys venusta cataspila, Mesoamerican Slider, Tamaulipas
Mesoamerican Slider (Trachemys venusta cataspila), Municipality of Ocampo, Tamaulipas, Mexico (22 September 2004).

The Meso-American slider (Trachemys venusta) is a species of turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. The species is distributed from Mexico to Colombia.

Geographic range

The species Trachemys venusta is found from southeastern Mexico to northwestern Colombia.

The following three new subspecies were described in 2010.

  • Trachemys venusta iversoni – Mexico in the state of Yucatán
  • Trachemys venusta panamensisPanama
  • Trachemys venusta uhrigiCosta Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Colombia in the departments of Antioquia and Chocó

Subspecies

  • Trachemys venusta venusta (Gray, 1856) – Belize slider
  • Trachemys venusta cataspila (Günther, 1885) – Huastecan slider
  • Trachemys venusta grayi (Bocourt, 1868) – Gray's slider
  • Trachemys venusta iversoni McCord, Joseph-Ouni, Hagen & Blanck, 2010 – Yucatán slider
  • Trachemys venusta panamensis McCord, Joseph-Ouni, Hagen & Blanck, 2010 – Panamanian slider
  • Trachemys venusta uhrigi McCord, Joseph-Ouni, Hagen & Blanck, 2010 – Uhrig's slider

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

Etymology

The subspecific name, grayi, is in honor of British herpetologist John Edward Gray.

See also

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