Nicaraguan Slider

Nicaraguan slider
	Trachemys emolli
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Trachemys
Species:	T. emolli
Binomial name
	Trachemys emolli; (Legler, 1990)
Synonyms
	Pseudemys scripta emolli ; Legler, 1990; Trachemys scripta emolli ; — Iverson, 1992; Trachemys ornata emolli ; — Walls, 1996; Trachemys emolli ; — Seidel, 2002; Trachemys venusta emolli ; — Artner, 2003; Trachemys grayi emolli ; — TTWG, 2021;

The Nicaraguan slider (Trachemys emolli) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is indigenous to Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Taxonomy

Formerly the Nicaraguan slider was considered a subspecies of Trachemys scripta, but was elevated to its own species level by Seidel in 2002. In 2021 it was considered a subspecies of T. grayi by the Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (TTWG).

Etymology

The subspecific name, emolli, is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Moll (E. Moll).

Geographic range

The Nicaraguan slider is native to Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and is found in places such as Lake Nicaragua, Lake Managua, and the lakes and streams that connect them.

Characteristics

The Nicaraguan slider has a carapace with many circular markings on it, and in the middle of each marking, there is a dark spot. The main color of the carapace and the turtle's skin is olive green to dark brown. It also has yellow markings on it as well. The supratemporal markings can be orange, pink, or yellow. Males averagely grow to 8–12 in (20–30 cm) straight carapace length, and females can averagely grow to 15 in (38 cm) or larger.

Biology

The Nicaraguan slider likes its water to be around mid-70s to 80 degrees Fahrenheit (24 to 27 degrees Celsius). As far as basking goes, it likes its basking area to be in the high 80s to mid-90s degrees Fahrenheit (30 to 35 degrees Celsius).

Diet

In the wild, the juvenile Nicaraguan slider eats the following: tadpoles, crustaceans, fish, insects and insect larvae.

Breeding

The nesting season of T. g. emolli ranges from about the month of December to May. Females can lay several clutches per season with up to thirty-five eggs per clutch. The hatchlings emerge about 69 to 123 days after the eggs have been deposited.

References

Bibliography

Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-15.

Legler, John M. (1990). "The Genus Pseudemys in Mesoamerica: Taxonomy, Distribution, and Origins". pp. 82-105. In: Gibbons, J. Whitfield (editor) (1990). Life History and Ecology of the Slider Turtle. Washington, District of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution Press. 368 pp. ISBN 978-0874744682. (Pseudemys scripta emolli, new species, p. 91).

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