Yellow-bellied slider

The yellow-bellied slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) is a land and water turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. This subspecies of pond slider is native to the southeastern United States, specifically from Florida to southeastern Virginia,[3] and is the most common turtle species in its range.[4] It is found in a wide variety of habitats, including slow-moving rivers, floodplain swamps, marshes, seasonal wetlands, and permanent ponds.[5] Yellow-bellied sliders are popular as pets.

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Yellow-bellied slider
Female yellow-bellied slider
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)[citation needed]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Trachemys
Species:	T. scripta
Subspecies:	T. s. scripta
Trinomial name
Trachemys scripta scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792)[1]
The ranges of the three subspecies of pond slider. The yellow-bellied slider is in yellow.
Synonyms[2]
Testudo scripta Schoepff, 1792 Testudo serrata Daudin, 1801 Emys scripta Schweigger, 1812 Emys serrata Schweigger, 1812 Emys vittata Gray, 1831 Terrapene serrata Bonaparte, 1831 Clemmys (Clemmys) serrata Fitzinger, 1835 Pseudemys serrata Gray, 1856 Trachemys scripta Gray, 1863 Chrysemys scripta Boulenger, 1889 Pseudemys scripta Jordan, 1899 Chrysemys [scripta] scripta Siebenrock, 1909 Chrysemys palustris scripta Lindholm, 1929 Pseudemys scripta scripta Carr, 1937 Chrysemys scripts scripts Zappalorti, 1976 (ex errore) Pseudermys scripa Nutaphand, 1979 (ex errore) Trachemys scripta scripta Iverson, 1985