Cuban slider

Cuban slider
	Taco river slider or hickatee; T. d. angusta; Grand Cayman
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Trachemys
Species:	T. decussata
Binomial name
	Trachemys decussata; (Gray, 1831)
Subspecies
	T. d. decussata; T. d. angusta;
Synonyms
	Trachemys decussata decussata Emys decussata Gray, 1831; Emys rugosa Gray, 1831; Emys vermiculata Gray, 1844; Ptychemys decussata Agassiz, 1857; Trachemys rugosa Agassiz, 1857; Emys jamao Duméril, 1861 (nomen nudum); Clemmys decussata Strauch, 1862; Clemmys rugosa Strauch, 1862; Emys gnatho Vilaró, 1868; Emys jamao Vilaró, 1868; Pseudemys decussata Gray, 1870; Chrysemys scripta var. rugosa Boulenger, 1889; Pseudemys decussata decussata Barbour & Carr, 1940; Pseudemys decussata plana Barbour & Carr, 1940; Pseudemys rugosa decussata Mittleman, 1947; Pseudemys rugosa rugosa Mittleman, 1947; Pseudemys terrapen decussata Mertens & Wermuth, 1955; Pseudemys terrapen plana Mertens & Wermuth, 1955; Pseudemys terrapen rugosa Wermuth & Mertens, 1961; Chrysemys (Trachemys) decussata McDowell, 1964; Chrysemys decussata decussata Schwartz & Thomas, 1975; Chrysemys terrapen decussata Obst, 1983; Chrysemys terrapen plana Obst, 1983; Trachemys decussata Seidel & Incháustegui, 1984; Chrysemys terrapen rugosa Obst, 1985; Trachemys decussata decussata Iverson, 1985; Trachemys decussata plana Iverson, 1985; Trachemys terrapen rugosa Vanzolini, 1995; Trachemys decussata angusta Pseudemys decussata angusta Barbour & Carr, 1940; Pseudemys granti Barbour & Carr, 1941; Pseudemys rugosa angusta Mittleman, 1947; Pseudemys terrapen angusta Mertens & Wermuth, 1955; Pseudemys terrapen granti Mertens & Wermuth, 1955; Pseudemys decussata granti Williams, 1956; Pseudemys stejnegeri granti Pritchard, 1967; Chrysemys terrapen granti Williams, 1969; Chrysemys decussata granti Schwartz & Thomas, 1975; Chrysemys terrapen angusta Obst, 1983; Trachemys decussata angusta Iverson, 1985; Trachemys decussata granti Iverson, 1985; Trachemys granti Seidel, 1988; Trachemys stejnegeri granti Stubbs, 1989; Trachemys decussata angusti Franz, Dodd & Budden, 1993 (ex errore); Trachemys decorata angusta Obst, 1996;

The Cuban slider (Trachemys decussata) is a species of turtle^[2] native to Cuba (including Isla de la Juventud), but has also been introduced to Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac in the Cayman Islands (where it is known as the taco river slider or hickatee), and Marie Galante in Guadeloupe.^[2]

Gallery

Profile of T. decussata angusta
Shell of T. decussata angusta
Plastron of T. decussata angusta

References

^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 202–203. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. S2CID 87809001.
^ ^a ^b "Trachemys decussata Gray, 1831". The Reptiles Database. J. Craig Venter Institute. Retrieved March 3, 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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[Fritz2007-1] Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 202–203. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. S2CID 87809001.

[JCVI-2] "Trachemys decussata Gray, 1831". The Reptiles Database. J. Craig Venter Institute. Retrieved March 3, 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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Cuban slider

Taco river slider or hickatee T. d. angusta Grand Cayman
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Trachemys
Species:	T. decussata
Binomial name
*Trachemys decussata* (Gray, 1831)
Subspecies
T. d. decussata T. d. angusta
Synonyms^[1]
Trachemys decussata decussata Emys decussata Gray, 1831 Emys rugosa Gray, 1831 Emys vermiculata Gray, 1844 Ptychemys decussata Agassiz, 1857 Trachemys rugosa Agassiz, 1857 Emys jamao Duméril, 1861 (nomen nudum) Clemmys decussata Strauch, 1862 Clemmys rugosa Strauch, 1862 Emys gnatho Vilaró, 1868 Emys jamao Vilaró, 1868 Pseudemys decussata Gray, 1870 Chrysemys scripta var. rugosa Boulenger, 1889 Pseudemys decussata decussata Barbour & Carr, 1940 Pseudemys decussata plana Barbour & Carr, 1940 Pseudemys rugosa decussata Mittleman, 1947 Pseudemys rugosa rugosa Mittleman, 1947 Pseudemys terrapen decussata Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Pseudemys terrapen plana Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Pseudemys terrapen rugosa Wermuth & Mertens, 1961 Chrysemys (Trachemys) decussata McDowell, 1964 Chrysemys decussata decussata Schwartz & Thomas, 1975 Chrysemys terrapen decussata Obst, 1983 Chrysemys terrapen plana Obst, 1983 Trachemys decussata Seidel & Incháustegui, 1984 Chrysemys terrapen rugosa Obst, 1985 Trachemys decussata decussata Iverson, 1985 Trachemys decussata plana Iverson, 1985 Trachemys terrapen rugosa Vanzolini, 1995 Trachemys decussata angusta Pseudemys decussata angusta Barbour & Carr, 1940 Pseudemys granti Barbour & Carr, 1941 Pseudemys rugosa angusta Mittleman, 1947 Pseudemys terrapen angusta Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Pseudemys terrapen granti Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Pseudemys decussata granti Williams, 1956 Pseudemys stejnegeri granti Pritchard, 1967 Chrysemys terrapen granti Williams, 1969 Chrysemys decussata granti Schwartz & Thomas, 1975 Chrysemys terrapen angusta Obst, 1983 Trachemys decussata angusta Iverson, 1985 Trachemys decussata granti Iverson, 1985 Trachemys granti Seidel, 1988 Trachemys stejnegeri granti Stubbs, 1989 Trachemys decussata angusti Franz, Dodd & Budden, 1993 (ex errore) Trachemys decorata angusta Obst, 1996