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title: "Pond Slider"
description: "Trachemys scripta — Rettili. The pond slider (Trachemys scripta) is a species of common, medium-sized, semiaquatic turtle."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/pond-slider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pond Slider

> Trachemys scripta — Rettili. The pond slider (Trachemys scripta) is a species of common, medium-sized, semiaquatic turtle.

- Scientific name: *Trachemys scripta*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi), `zoo` (Zoo e animali domestici)
- iNaturalist observations: 257103
- Wikidata: [Q142985](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142985)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39782](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39782)

## Names

- en: Pond Slider
- de: Nordamerikanische Buchstaben-Schmuckschildkröte
- es: Tortuga gravada
- fr: Trachémyde écrite
- nl: Lettersierschildpad
- pl: Żółw ozdobny

## Countries with the most observations

US (179019), IT (6256), CA (5878), JP (3800), ES (3568), SG (3134), FR (2180), TW (2121), MX (1939), DE (1764), HK (1626), RU (1189)

## Summary

The pond slider (Trachemys scripta) is a species of common, medium-sized, semiaquatic turtle. Three subspecies are described, the most recognizable of which is the red-eared slider (T. s. elegans), which is popular in the pet trade and has been introduced to other parts of the world by people releasing it to the wild. Hatchling and juvenile pond sliders have a green upper shell (carapace), yellow bottom shell (plastron), and green and yellow stripes and markings on their skin. These patterns and colors in the skin and shell fade with age until the carapace is a muted olive green to brown and the plastron is a dull…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Glenn Berry · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39782

## Machine access

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