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title: "Mesoamerican Slider"
description: "Trachemys venusta — Répteis. The Meso-American slider (Trachemys venusta) is a species of turtle belonging to the family Emydidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/mesoamerican-slider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mesoamerican Slider

> Trachemys venusta — Répteis. The Meso-American slider (Trachemys venusta) is a species of turtle belonging to the family Emydidae.

- Scientific name: *Trachemys venusta*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 5271
- Wikidata: [Q2251372](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2251372)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39783](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39783)

## Names

- en: Mesoamerican Slider
- de: Mittelamerikanische Schmuckschildkröte
- es: Pecho de carey

## Countries with the most observations

MX (2420), HN (245), BZ (220), CR (200), PA (175), GT (74), US (60), ES (53), NI (15), SV (14), PT (8), IT (3)

## Summary

The Meso-American slider (Trachemys venusta) is a species of turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. The species is distributed from Mexico to Colombia.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Ben Walters · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/257064919

## Machine access

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