Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassTestudines
FamilyEmydidae (Pond and Box Turtles)
GenusTrachemys (Sliders)
SpeciesTrachemys scripta (Pond Slider)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve

1 Verified records at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The pond slider (Trachemys scripta) is a species of common, medium-sized, semiaquatic turtle. Three subspecies are described, the most recognizable of which is the red-eared slider (T. s. elegans), which is popular in the pet trade and has been introduced to other parts of the world by people releasing it to the wild. Hatchling and juvenile pond sliders have a green upper shell (carapace), yellow bottom shell (plastron), and green and yellow stripes and markings on their skin. These patterns and colors in the skin and shell fade with age until the carapace is a muted olive green to brown and the plastron is a dull yellow or darker. Some sliders become almost black with few visible markings. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve

Trachemys venusta

10–20% · With luck

Endemic

Terrapene yucatana

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Pond Slider at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
2	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
3	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
6	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
7	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
8	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
9	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
10	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	5–10%
11	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
12	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
13	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
14	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
15	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	5–10%
16	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	5–10%
17	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
18	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	5–10%
19	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
20	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
21	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
23	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
24	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
25	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
26	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
28	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
30	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
31	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
32	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
33	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
34	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
35	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
36	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

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