Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

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Scientific name	Trachemys scripta elegans
Size	shell usually 15 to 20 cm, up to 40 cm
Where it lives	Ponds, lakes and slow rivers of the central and southern United States and northern Mexico

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Named for the red stripe behind its eyes, and for sliding off rocks and logs into the water.

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