Field Guide to Maryland's Turtles (Order Testudines)
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Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) | Common Name:
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Yellow-bellied Slider photo by John White
| Size: 5 - 8 inches; record 11 ⅞ inches | Appearance:
- The yellow-bellied slider has yellow head blotches and vertical yellow bars on the carapace. The head markings can become hard to distinguish on older males.
- Has round, dark splotches on the underside of the marginals (scales on the edges of the shell).
- Has vertical stripes on the back of the hindlimbs resembling “striped pants”.
| Habitats:Traditionally found in rivers, ditches, and lakes. | How to Find:This is an introduced species. Please report any suspected findings to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Please include a photograph and location of find. | Distribution in Maryland: |
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