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title: "Pfauenaugen-Schmuckschildkröte"
description: "Trachemys callirostris — Reptilien. Trachemys callirostris is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae found in Colombia and Venezuela."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/south-american-slider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pfauenaugen-Schmuckschildkröte

> Trachemys callirostris — Reptilien. Trachemys callirostris is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae found in Colombia and Venezuela.

- Scientific name: *Trachemys callirostris*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 992
- iNaturalist taxon: [1367273](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1367273)

## Names

- en: South American slider
- de: Pfauenaugen-Schmuckschildkröte
- es: Jicotea Sudamericana

## Countries with the most observations

CO (568), PE (17), EC (9), PA (7), VE (7)

## Summary

Trachemys callirostris is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae found in Colombia and Venezuela. The species is divided into two subspecies: the Colombian slider (T. c. callirostris) and the Venezuelan slider (T. c. chichiriviche), both of which are found in watersheds draining into the Caribbean Sea.

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

## Photo

![Pfauenaugen-Schmuckschildkröte](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/south-american-slider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256406043

## Machine access

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