Common name: the Pond Slider
Conservation status: Least Concern
Distribution: Mexico, USA
Introduced to: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, France, French Polynesia, Gambia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Martinique, Micronesia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Saint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad, US Virgin Islands, Vietnam
Size: up to 290 mm
Description: head, neck, limbs, and tail are olive green with yellow lines; shell is brown or black with yellow stripes
Habitat: ponds, lakes, rivers with soft bottom, minimal flow and abundant access to sunlight
Activity: diurnal, hibernation period varies through the range
Diet: invertebrates, small aquatic vertebrates and aquatic plants
Reproduction: oviparous
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