{"id":354713,"date":"2026-01-24T15:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T10:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=354713"},"modified":"2026-01-24T15:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T10:17:02","slug":"red-eared-slider-turtle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/red-eared-slider-turtle\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-eared slider turtle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>News: <\/strong>Red-eared slider turtle, an invasive turtle species is posing a threat to tanks and other wetlands in Coimbatore.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">About Red-eared slider turtle<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 429px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/animal-pedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/red-eared-slider-description.webp?resize=429%2C241&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"red eared slider \" width=\"429\" height=\"241\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Animalpedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>It is a<strong> semiaquatic turtle freshwater turtle.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It belongs to<strong> Emydidae family.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scientific name:<\/strong> Trachemys scripta elegans<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> It prefers to live in <strong>ponds, lakes, marshes, and slow-moving rivers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution<\/strong>: It has an established <strong>distribution across all continents<\/strong>, <strong>except<\/strong> <strong>Antarctica<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is native to <strong>Mississippi River basin in the U.S.<\/strong> (Illinois to Gulf of Mexico), and <strong>northern Mexico.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristic Features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It has<strong> bright red stripes behind each eye,<\/strong> which give the species its name.<\/li>\n<li>It has a <strong>hard, oval-shaped shell with yellow and green patterns.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It<strong> has webbed feet<\/strong> that help it swim easily in water.<\/li>\n<li>It has <strong>strong, toothless jaws<\/strong> that are used for tearing and crushing food.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Females are generally larger than males<\/strong>, while males have longer front claws and tails.<\/li>\n<li>It is<strong> diurnal (active during the day)in nature.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>During cold weather,<strong> it survives by entering a resting state called brumation<\/strong> (the reptile form of hibernation).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet: It <\/strong>is <strong>omnivorous<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lifespan:<\/strong> 20\u201330 years on average; can exceed 40 years in captivity<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation Status<\/strong>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>IUCN: Least Concern<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In many countries, it is <strong>considered an invasive species (like in India).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Red-eared slider turtle, an invasive turtle species is posing a threat to tanks and other wetlands in Coimbatore. About Red-eared slider turtle It is a semiaquatic turtle freshwater turtle. It belongs to Emydidae family. Scientific name: Trachemys scripta elegans Habitat: It prefers to live in ponds, lakes, marshes, and slow-moving rivers. 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