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title: "Nicaraguan Slider"
description: "Trachemys grayi — Reptiles. The Nicaraguan slider (Trachemys emolli) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/nicaraguan-slider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Nicaraguan Slider

> Trachemys grayi — Reptiles. The Nicaraguan slider (Trachemys emolli) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae.

- Scientific name: *Trachemys grayi*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lacs et rivières)
- iNaturalist observations: 1436
- Wikidata: [Q9397974](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9397974)
- iNaturalist taxon: [318109](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/318109)

## Names

- en: Nicaraguan Slider
- de: Grays Schmuckschildkröte
- es: Tortuga jicotea de Tehuantepec

## Countries with the most observations

CR (416), PA (343), MX (116), NI (47), GT (9), SV (9), HN (7)

## Summary

The Nicaraguan slider (Trachemys emolli) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is indigenous to Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106165441

## Machine access

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