Meso-American Slider

Fascinating facts about the Meso-American Slider

• In 2010, three new subspecies of the Meso-American slider were described.
• The species stretches from southeastern Mexico to northwestern Colombia, covering multiple Mexican states and several Central American countries.
• One subspecies, Trachemys venusta grayi, is named after the 19th-century British herpetologist John Edward Gray.

About the Meso-American Slider

The Meso-American slider, Trachemys venusta, is a turtle in the family Emydidae found from southeastern Mexico to northwestern Colombia. Its recognized subspecies are T. v. venusta, T. v. cataspila, T. v. grayi, T. v. iversoni, T. v. panamensis, and T. v. uhrigi.

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