Trachemys ornata (Gray, 1831) is a animal in the Emydidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Trachemys ornata (Gray, 1831) (Trachemys ornata (Gray, 1831))
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Trachemys ornata (Gray, 1831)

Trachemys ornata (Gray, 1831)

Trachemys ornata, the ornate slider, is an Emydidae turtle found in western Mexico.

Family
Genus
Trachemys
Order
Class
Testudines

About Trachemys ornata (Gray, 1831)

The ornate slider, with the scientific name Trachemys ornata (Gray, 1831), is a turtle species. It is classified in the genus Trachemys, part of the Emydidae turtle family. This species occurs in the western Mexican states of Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, and Sinaloa.

Photo: (c) Centro Integralmente Planeado Playa Espíritu. FONATUR, Sinaloa., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Centro Integralmente Planeado Playa Espíritu. FONATUR, Sinaloa. · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Testudines Emydidae Trachemys

More from Emydidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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