Cuban slider

Species of turtle

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

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trachemys decussata.

Wikispecies has information related to Trachemys decussata.

^ 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]}

Emydidae family

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae

Genera

Species of the Emydidae family

Chrysemys

Painted turtle

Clemmys

Spotted turtle

Deirochelys

Chicken turtle

Actinemys

Emys

Emydoidea

Blanding's turtle

Glyptemys

Graptemys

Malaclemys

Diamondback terrapin

Pseudemys

Terrapene

Trachemys

†Wilburemys

†Wilburemys yakimensis

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. Key: †=extinct.

Testudines

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Diapsida
Order: Testudines

Suborder

Superfamily

Family

Genus

Cryptodira

Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)

Cheloniidae	†Allopleuron Caretta †Carolinochelys Chelonia †Eochelone Eretmochelys †Gigantatypus †Glarichelys †Itilochelys Lepidochelys †Mexichelys †Miocaretta Natator †Pacifichelys †Syllomus †Tasbacka
Dermochelyidae	†Arabemys †Corsochelys †Cosmochelys Dermochelys †Eosphargis †Mesodermochelys †Psephophorus
	†Euclastes †Peritresius †Procolpochelys †Protosphargis †Puppigerus

Kinosternoidea

Dermatemydidae	Dermatemys
Kinosternidae	Claudius †Hoplochelys Kinosternon Staurotypus Sternotherus

Testudinoidea

Emydidae	†Acherontemys Chrysemys Clemmys Deirochelys Emys Actinemys Emydoidea Glyptemys Graptemys Malaclemys Pseudemys Terrapene Trachemys †Wilburemys
Geoemydidae	Batagur †Banhxeochelys Cuora Cyclemys Geoclemys Geoemyda Hardella Heosemys Leucocephalon Malayemys Mauremys Melanochelys Morenia Notochelys Orlitia Pangshura Rhinoclemmys Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys
Platysternidae	Platysternon
Testudinidae	Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Centrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis †Cymatholcus †Floridemys Geochelone Gopherus †Hadrianus †Hesperotestudo Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria †Megalochelys †Oligopherus Psammobates Pyxis †Solitudo Stigmochelys †Stylemys Testudo

Trionychia

Carettochelyidae	†Allaeochelys †Anosteira Carettochelys
Trionychidae	Amyda Apalone †Axestemys Chitra Cyclanorbis Cycloderma †Drazinderetes Dogania †Gilmoremys †Hutchemys †Khunnuchelys Lissemys Nilssonia Palea †Palaeoamyda Pelochelys Pelodiscus Rafetus Trionyx
	†Basilochelys †Sinaspideretes

Chelydridae	Chelydra †Chelydrops †Chelydropsis †Emarginachelys †Macrocephalochelys Macrochelys †Planiplastron †Protochelydra
†Nanhsiungchelyidae	†Anomalochelys †Basilemys †Jiangxichelys
†Protostegidae	†Alienochelys †Archelon †Atlantochelys †Bouliachelys †Calcarichelys †Cratochelone †Desmatochelys †Iserosaurus †Notochelone †Ocepechelon †Pneumatoarthrus †Protostega †Rhinochelys †Santanachelys †Terlinguachelys
	†Adocus †Argillochelys †Bashuchelys †Ctenochelys †Prionochelys †Toxochelys

Pleurodira

†Araripemydidae	†Araripemys
†Bothremydidae	†Araiochelys †Arenila †Azabbaremys †Bothremys †Cearachelys †Chedighaii †Chupacabrachelys †Eotaphrosphys †Foxemys †Galianemys †Ilatardia †Inaechelys †Itapecuruemys †Jainemys †Kinkonychelys †Kurmademys †Labrostochelys †Nigeremys †Phosphatochelys †Polysternon †Puentemys †Rosasia †Rhothonemys †Sankuchemys †Taphrosphys †Ummulisani †Zolhafah
Chelidae	Acanthochelys Chelodina Chelus Elseya Elusor Emydura Hydromedusa †Lomalatachelys Mesoclemmys Myuchelys Phrynops Platemys †Prochelidella Pseudemydura Rheodytes Rhinemys †Yaminuechelys
Pelomedusidae	Pelomedusa Pelusios
Podocnemididae	†Albertwoodemys †Bauruemys †Brontochelys †Caninemys †Carbonemys †Cerrejonemys †Cordichelys Erymnochelys †Lapparentemys †Latentemys Peltocephalus Podocnemis †Stupendemys
†Sahonachelyidae	†Sahonachelys †Sokatra

	†Caribemys †Caririemys †Tacuarembemys

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.

See also List of Testudines families

Taxon identifiers
Trachemys decussata	Wikidata: Q2699248 Wikispecies: Trachemys decussata ADW: Trachemys_decussata CoL: 57P8B EoL: 461375 GBIF: 2443057 iNaturalist: 114268 IRMNG: 10365518 ITIS: 551946 NCBI: 365624 Observation.org: 103860 Open Tree of Life: 608019 Paleobiology Database: 121574 RD: decussata