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Trachemys scripta

Red-eared Slider


Trachemys scripta

(Thunberg, 1792)
Tortuga De Orejas Rojas
Tartaruga-de-orelha-vermelha
Family: Emydidae
Order: Testudines
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Other common names: Jicotea Elegante.




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Trachemys scripta elegans




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Count: 87

Foto
Photography ID: 677627
  Adult
Vicente López
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/08/2026
Fernando Naifleisch
Foto
Photography ID: 674500
  Adult
Reserva Costanera Norte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/18/2024
Jorge Iriberri
Foto
Photography ID: 663461
  Adult
Fundación Miguel lillo
Tucumán
Argentina
12/18/2025
Viviana Fuentes



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Species records

Count: 106



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
249330601/07/2026Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaBayahíbeHugo Alberto Valderrey
248995219/06/2026Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaParque Nacional Cotubanamá (Parque Nacional del Este)Adrian Braidotti
250596530/05/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresHumedal, Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)Andrea Casaburi
247689723/05/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)Andrea Casaburi
246674206/05/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago del Rosedal, Parque 3 de FebreroNicolas Olejnik
245988418/04/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresParque 3 de FebreroMarcelo Javier Torres
244603708/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica de Vicente López, Vicente LópezFernando Naifleisch
240078218/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánFundación Miguel lilloViviana Fuentes
241101129/10/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)Nicolas Chimento
238256126/10/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de Regatas, Parque 3 de FebreroAndrea Casaburi
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.