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<i>Trachemys callirostris</i>

Trachemys callirostris

Species of turtle

Trachemys callirostris is a turtle in the family Emydidae found in Colombia and Venezuela.[1]

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Description

The turtle's carapace is green with light colors with dark splotches between them. The head of the turtle includes yellow lines and a splotch behind their ears resembling pond slider(Trachemys scripta). On average they are 25 cm(10 in.). Larger specimens can are around 32 cm(12.5 in.), but have been as long as 35 cm(13.5 in.).[3]

Taxonomy

There are two subspecies recognized:[1]

  • Colombian slider (T. c. callirostris)
  • Venezuelan slider (T. c. chichiriviche)

The species was thought to be a subspecies of the pond slider(Trachemys scripta).[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Many have been found in the Magdalena River.[4] They live in slow rivers, lakes, swamps, ponds, and rafts and can tolerate brackish water to some extent. They live in areas with floating vegetation and logs to bask on.[3]

The Colombian subspecies in lives in northern Colombia and Northwest Venezuela near the Antioquia Department(Colombia), Atlántico Department(Colombia), Bolívar Department(Colombia), Córdoba Department(Colombia), Cesar Department(Colombia), La Guajira Department(Colombia), Magdalena Department(Colombia), Zulia(Venezuela), and Falcón(Venezuela). The Venezuelan subspecies is found in small coastal river systems near Rio Tocuyo(Venezuela), Falcón(Venezuela), Rio Morón(Venezuela), and Carabobo(Venezuela).[1]

Further reading

Infotortuga: Trachemys callirostris, tortuga colombiana Website in Spanish, fairly accurate translation on Google Translate

References

Wikispecies has information related to Trachemys callirostris.
  1. [1]
    Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Paul van Dijk, Peter; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  2. [2]
    Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 201–202. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895.
  3. [3]
    "Trachemys callirostris, tortuga colombiana". Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  4. [4]
    "CUIDEMOS NUESTRO RÍO MAGDALENA" (PDF). 2012-03-27. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2020-06-25.


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