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title: "Ornate Slider"
description: "Trachemys ornata — Reptiles. The ornate slider (Trachemys ornata) is turtle belonging to the genus Trachemys of the family Emydidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/ornate-slider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ornate Slider

> Trachemys ornata — Reptiles. The ornate slider (Trachemys ornata) is turtle belonging to the genus Trachemys of the family Emydidae.

- Scientific name: *Trachemys ornata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 1367
- Wikidata: [Q2313758](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2313758)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73974](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73974)

## Names

- en: Ornate Slider
- de: Nayarit-Schmuckschildkröte
- es: Jicotea occidental
- nl: Pauwoogsierschildpad

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1033), ES (3)

## Summary

The ornate slider (Trachemys ornata) is turtle belonging to the genus Trachemys of the family Emydidae. It is found in Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit and Sinaloa in western Mexico.

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

## Photo

![Ornate Slider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ornate-slider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262899130

## Machine access

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