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title: "Northern Red-bellied Cooter"
description: "Pseudemys rubriventris — Reptiles. The northern red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) or American red-bellied turtle is a species of turtle in the Pseudemys (cooter) genus of the family Emydidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/northern-red-bellied-cooter
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Red-bellied Cooter

> Pseudemys rubriventris — Reptiles. The northern red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) or American red-bellied turtle is a species of turtle in the Pseudemys (cooter) genus of the family Emydidae.

- Scientific name: *Pseudemys rubriventris*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 10858
- Wikidata: [Q1619703](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1619703)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39826](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39826)

## Names

- en: Northern Red-bellied Cooter
- de: Nördliche Rotbauch-Schmuckschildkröte
- es: Tortuga de Vientre Rojo del Norte
- fr: Pseudémyde à ventre rouge
- nl: Roodbuiksierschildpad
- pl: Żółw czerwonobrzuchy

## Countries with the most observations

US (9196), DE (6), ES (4)

## Summary

The northern red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) or American red-bellied turtle is a species of turtle in the Pseudemys (cooter) genus of the family Emydidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_red-bellied_cooter

## Photo

![Northern Red-bellied Cooter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-red-bellied-cooter/medium.jpg)

Photo: Byrne Bill, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pseudemys_rubriventris_basking_northern_red_bellied_crooters_turtles.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-red-bellied-cooter?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).