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title: "Florida Red-bellied Cooter"
description: "Pseudemys nelsoni — Répteis. The Florida red-bellied cooter or Florida redbelly turtle (Pseudemys nelsoni) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/florida-red-bellied-cooter
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Florida Red-bellied Cooter

> Pseudemys nelsoni — Répteis. The Florida red-bellied cooter or Florida redbelly turtle (Pseudemys nelsoni) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae.

- Scientific name: *Pseudemys nelsoni*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 9868
- Wikidata: [Q175696](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175696)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39824](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39824)

## Names

- en: Florida Red-bellied Cooter
- de: Florida-Rotbauchschmuckschildkröte
- es: Tortuga de vientre rojo de Florida
- fr: Pseudémyde de Nelson

## Countries with the most observations

US (7631), ES (146), PT (98), IT (76), DE (47), KR (21), TW (12), FR (10), AT (9), CN (8), CZ (8), GR (8)

## Summary

The Florida red-bellied cooter or Florida redbelly turtle (Pseudemys nelsoni) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is native to the southeastern United States.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Joe · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303203638

## Machine access

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