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Central Antillean slider
Trachemys stejnegeri
The Central Antillean slider (Trachemys stejnegeri) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is found on three islands in the West Indies: Hispaniola, Great Inagua, and Puerto Rico.
From the article Central Antillean slider on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
T. stejnegeri is found on the islands of Puerto Rico, Great Inagua, and Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti).
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, stejnegeri, is in honor of Norwegian-born American herpetologist Leonhard Stejneger.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Trachemys stejnegeri in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 39778.