Central Antillean slider

Central Antillean slider
Conservation status
Near Threatened(IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Trachemys
Species:	T. stejnegeri
Binomial name
Trachemys stejnegeri (Schmidt,1928)
Synonyms
Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri Pseudemys stejnegeri Schmidt, 1928 Pseudemys palustris stejnegeri —Mertens,L. Müller&Rust,1934 Pseudemys stejnegeri stejnegeri —Barbour&Carr,1940 Pseudemys terrapen stejnegeri — Mertens &Wermuth,1955 Pseudemys decussata stejnegeri —E. Williams,1956 Chrysemys decussata stejnegeri —Schwartz&Thomas,1975 Chrysemys stejnegeri —Bickham&Baker,1976 Chrysemys terrapen stejnegeri —Obst,1983 Trachemys stejnegeri —Seidel&Incháustegui,1984 Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri —Iverson,1985 Trachemys stejnegeri malonei Pseudemys malonei Barbour & Carr, 1938 Pseudemys palustris malonei — Mertens, 1939 Pseudemys terrapen malonei — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Chrysemys malonei — Schwartz, 1968 Chrysemys terrapen malonei — Obst, 1983 Trachemys stejnegeri malonei — Iverson, 1985 Trachemys malonei — Seidel &Adkins,1987 Trachemys stejnegeri vicina Pseudemys vicina Barbour & Carr, 1940 Pseudemys stejnegeri vicina — Barbour & Carr, 1940 Pseudemys terrapen vicina — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Pseudemys decussata vicina — E. Williams, 1956 Chrysemys decussata vicina — Schwartz & Thomas, 1975 Chrysemys stejnegeri vicina — Bickham & Baker, 1976 Chrysemys terrapen vicina — Obst, 1983 Trachemys stejnegeri vicina — Seidel & Incháustegui, 1984 Chrysemys terrapen wicina Gosławski&Hryniewicz,1993 (ex errore)

TheCentral Antillean slider(Trachemys stejnegeri) is aspeciesofturtlein thefamilyEmydidae.The species is found on three islands in theWest Indies:Hispaniola,Great Inagua,andPuerto Rico.

Etymology

Thespecific name,stejnegeri,is in honor of Norwegian-born American herpetologistLeonhard Stejneger.

Geographic range

T. stejnegeriis found on the islands ofPuerto Rico,Great Inagua,andHispaniola(Dominican RepublicandHaiti).

Subspecies

Threesubspeciesare recognized as being valid, including thenominotypical subspecies.

• Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri(Schmidt,1928)– Puerto Rican slider
• Trachemys stejnegeri malonei(Barbour&Carr,1938)– Inagua slider
• Trachemys stejnegeri vicina(Barbour & Carr, 1940)– Dominican slider

Nota bene:Atrinomial authorityin parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in agenusother thanTrachemys.

External links

• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2010-12-14)."Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2011-07-17.Retrieved2010-12-15.
• Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31)."Checklist of Chelonians of the World"(PDF).Archived(PDF)from the original on 2011-05-01.Retrieved2010-12-29.

Further reading

• Schmidt KP(1928). "Scientific Survey of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: Amphibians and Land Reptiles of Puerto Rico, With a List of Those Reported from the Virgin Islands".New York Acad. Sci.10(1): 1–160. (Pseudemys stejnegeri,new species, pp. 147–150; Figures 51–52).
• Schwartz A,Thomas R(1975).A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles.Carnegie Museum of Natural HistorySpecial Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Chrysemys decussata stejnegeri,new combination, p. 47;C. d. vicina,new combination, p. 48;C. malonei,p. 48).