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Basic information
Trachemys venusta
Eastern Meso-American Slider
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTurtles
FamilyPond turtles
GenusSliders
- Czech name
- Želva středoamerická
- English name
- Eastern Meso-American Slider
- Alternative names
- Huastecan slider, Jicotea de Agua, Meso-American Slider, MesoAmerican slider, Panamanian Slider, Uhrig’s Slider, Yucatan Slider
- Synonyms
- Emys cataspila, Emys venusta, Testudo panama
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic
Size and appearance
- Body mass
- max 11,830 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 25 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- ~9 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~2 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7CLCL · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4