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Cuatro Ciénegas slider
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Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Trachemys
Species:
taylori
Synonyms
  • Pseudemys scripta taylori
    Legler, 1960
  • Chrysemys scripta taylori
    — H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1966
  • Chrysemys gaigeae taylori
    — Weaver & Rose, 1967
  • Chrysemys taylori
    — Weaver & Rose, 1967
  • Trachemys scripta taylori
    — Iverson, 1985
  • Trachemys nebulosa taylori
    — Fritz, 1995
  • Trachemys ornata taylori
    — Walls, 1996
  • Trachemys taylori
    — Seidel, 2002

The Cuatro Ciénegas slider (Trachemys taylori), also known commonly as la jicotea de Cuatrociénegas in Spanish, is a species of turtle belonging to the genus Trachemys of the family Emydidae. The species is native to northeastern Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, taylori, is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Harrison Taylor.

Geographic range

T. taylori is endemic to the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin in Coahuila state, Mexico.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. taylori is freshwater wetlands.

Conservation status

T. taylori is an endangered species.

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