Red-eared slider x yellow-bellied slider
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The red-eared slider x yellow-bellied slider (Trachemys scripta elegans x Trachemys scripta scripta) is an intergradation
of a red-eared slider
and yellow-bellied slider
sub-species. On the side of its head where a normal yellow-bellied slider would have solid yellow, there will be some red mixed in. The bottom of its shell is a bright yellow with varying amounts of black dots. In the wild it eats minnows, plants, carrion, snails and insects that fall in the water.
Intergradation
In zoology, intergradation is the way in which two distinct subspecies are connected via areas where populations are found that have the characteristics of both...
of a red-eared slider
Red-eared slider
The red-eared slider is a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is a subspecies of pond slider. It is the most popular pet turtle in the United States and also popular in the rest of the world...
and yellow-bellied slider
Yellow-bellied slider
The yellow-bellied slider is a land and water turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. This subspecies of pond slider is native to the southeastern United States, specifically from Florida to southeastern Virginia, and is the most common turtle species in its range...
sub-species. On the side of its head where a normal yellow-bellied slider would have solid yellow, there will be some red mixed in. The bottom of its shell is a bright yellow with varying amounts of black dots. In the wild it eats minnows, plants, carrion, snails and insects that fall in the water.
External links
- Variation and Species Status of Slider Turtles (Emydidae: Trachemys) in the Southwestern United States and Adjacent Mexico
- Hybrid Red Eared Slider X Yellow Belly Slider at YoutubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....