Trachemys callirostris facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Trachemys callirostris
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Trachemys
Species:	callirostris
Synonyms
List Trachemys callirostris callirostris Emys callirostris Gray, 1856 Emys callorostris Gray, 1856 (ex errore) Callichelys callirostris Gray, 1863 Pseudemys callirostris Cope, 1887 Chrysemys ornata var. callirostris Boulenger, 1889 Pseudemys scripta callirostris Williams, 1956 Pseudemys ornata callirostris Wermuth & Mertens, 1961 Chrysemys callirostris Weaver & Rose, 1967 Chrysemys scripta callirostris Weaver & Rose, 1967 Trachemys scripta callirostris Iverson, 1985 Trachemys callirostris Seidel & Jackson, 1990 Trachemys ascita callirostris Tafur & Tapias, 1993 Trachemys ornata callirostris Vanzolini, 1995 Trachemys dorbigni callirostris Obst, 1996 Trachemys callirostris callirostris Seidel, 2002 Trachemys callirostris chichiriviche Pseudemys scripta chichiriviche Pritchard & Trebbau, 1984 Trachemys scripta chichiriviche Iverson, 1985 Trachemys ornata chichiriviche Vanzolini, 1995 Trachemys callirostris chichiriviche Seidel, 2002

Trachemys callirostris is a turtle in the family Emydidae found in Colombia and Venezuela.

Description

The turtle's carapace is green with light colors with dark splotches between them. The head of the turtle includes yellow lines and a splotch behind their ears resembling pond slider(Trachemys scripta). On average they are 25 cm(10 in.). Larger specimens can are around 32 cm(12.5 in.), but have been as long as 35 cm(13.5 in.).

Taxonomy

There are two subspecies recognized:

• Colombian slider (T. c. callirostris)
• Venezuelan slider (T. c. chichiriviche)

The species was thought to be a subspecies of the pond slider(Trachemys scripta).

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Many have been found in the Magdalena River. They live in slow rivers, lakes, swamps, ponds, and rafts and can tolerate brackish water to some extent. They live in areas with floating vegetation and logs to bask on.

The Colombian subspecies in lives in northern Colombia and Northwest Venezuela near the Antioquia Department(Colombia), Atlántico Department(Colombia), Bolívar Department(Colombia), Córdoba Department(Colombia), Cesar Department(Colombia), La Guajira Department(Colombia), Magdalena Department(Colombia), Zulia(Venezuela), and Falcón(Venezuela). The Venezuelan subspecies is found in small coastal river systems near Rio Tocuyo(Venezuela), Falcón(Venezuela), Rio Morón(Venezuela), and Carabobo(Venezuela).

See also

In Spanish: Hicotea para niños