Sliders

Trachemys

Sliders are friendly turtles that love to swim and sunbathe on rocks. They have bright shells and can be found in ponds and lakes, making them fun to watch!

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Sliders has a smooth, dome-shaped shell that is often olive green with yellow markings or stripes. Many also have a distinctive red or orange patch behind each eye, which helps differentiate them from other freshwater turtles.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseTestudinesOrdenTestudinesFamiliaEmydidaeGéneroTrachemys

Sliders

Categoría

Reptiles

Rareza

Common

Peligro

1/5 · Muy bajo

Snaps

¡Sé la primera persona en hacer un snap!

Datos interesantes

Baby sliders often have bright green shells that fade to darker colors as they grow older.

Female sliders can sometimes lay eggs even if there's no male around, but they won't hatch.

Sliders can recognize faces and sounds, even learning to associate people with food time!

Some sliders can live longer than your grandparents, reaching ages over 50 years old!

Habilidades especiales

Sliders have a hard, bony shell that acts like strong armor, protecting them from many predators.

Sliders can bask in the sun to warm their bodies and dry their shells, which helps them stay healthy and avoid infections.

Sliders can hold their breath for over an hour underwater to hide from predators or find food safely.

Sliders' egg incubation temperature determines if a hatchling will be male (cooler) or female (warmer).

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 12-30 cm
Peso: 0.5-3 kg
Esperanza de vida: 20-50 años
Top Speed: 0.5 km/h
Velocidad de nado: 3 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 2-20
Incubación: 60-90 días
Profundidad máxima: 5 m

Dieta y alimentación

Sliders are omnivores, eating both plants and small animals they find in the water.

Diferencias por edad: Young sliders are mostly carnivorous, but adults eat more aquatic plants as they mature.

Alimentos principales

aquatic plants
algae
insects
worms
small fish
snails

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Adult sliders are hunted by large alligators.

eats

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raccoons often raid slider nests for their eggs.

eats

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Young sliders can be prey for wading birds.

eats

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Newly hatched sliders are sometimes eaten by fish.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Termorregulador

Los organismos termorreguladores mantienen una temperatura corporal interna estable a pesar de las fluctuaciones en el entorno exterior.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.