Mesoamerican Slider

The Meso-American slider (Trachemys venusta) is a species of turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. The species is distributed from Mexico to Colombia.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Mesoamerican Slider being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Trachemys grayi
• Trachemys ornata
• Trachemys dorbigni
• Trachemys hartwegi
• Trachemys callirostris
• Trachemys decussata

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Testudines

Family

Emydidae

Genus

Trachemys

Species

Trachemys venusta

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