Central Antillean slider

The Central Antillean slider (Trachemys stejnegeri) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is found on three islands in the West Indies: Hispaniola, Great Inagua, and Puerto Rico.

Central Antillean slider
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Trachemys
Species:	T. stejnegeri
Binomial name
Trachemys stejnegeri (Schmidt, 1928)[2]
Synonyms[3]
Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri Pseudemys stejnegeri Schmidt, 1928 Pseudemys palustris stejnegeri — Mertens, L. Müller & Rust, 1934 Pseudemys stejnegeri stejnegeri — Barbour & Carr, 1940 Pseudemys terrapen stejnegeri — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Pseudemys decussata stejnegeri — E. Williams, 1956 Chrysemys decussata stejnegeri — Schwartz & Thomas, 1975 Chrysemys stejnegeri — Bickham & Baker, 1976 Chrysemys terrapen stejnegeri — Obst, 1983 Trachemys stejnegeri — Seidel & Incháustegui, 1984 Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri — Iverson, 1985 Trachemys stejnegeri malonei Pseudemys malonei Barbour & Carr, 1938 Pseudemys palustris malonei — Mertens, 1939 Pseudemys terrapen malonei — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Chrysemys malonei — Schwartz, 1968 Chrysemys terrapen malonei — Obst, 1983 Trachemys stejnegeri malonei — Iverson, 1985 Trachemys malonei — Seidel & Adkins, 1987 Trachemys stejnegeri vicina Pseudemys vicina Barbour & Carr, 1940 Pseudemys stejnegeri vicina — Barbour & Carr, 1940 Pseudemys terrapen vicina — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Pseudemys decussata vicina — E. Williams, 1956 Chrysemys decussata vicina — Schwartz & Thomas, 1975 Chrysemys stejnegeri vicina — Bickham & Baker, 1976 Chrysemys terrapen vicina — Obst, 1983 Trachemys stejnegeri vicina — Seidel & Incháustegui, 1984 Chrysemys terrapen wicina Gosławski & Hryniewicz, 1993 (ex errore)

Etymology

The specific name, stejnegeri, is in honor of Norwegian-born American herpetologist Leonhard Stejneger.^[4]

Geographic range

T. stejnegeri is found on the islands of Puerto Rico, Great Inagua,^[5] and Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti).^[2]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

• Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri (Schmidt, 1928) – Puerto Rican slider^[2]
• Trachemys stejnegeri malonei (Barbour & Carr, 1938) – Inagua slider^[2]
• Trachemys stejnegeri vicina (Barbour & Carr, 1940) – Dominican slider^[2]

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Trachemys.