Red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta) - Cyprus

Alien species to Cyprus

Eισβλητικό είδος χελώνας γλυκού νερού  Trachemys scripta


 Family Emydidae

Red-eared sliders get their name from the small red slash around their ears. The "slider" part of their name comes from their ability to slide off rocks and logs and into the water quickly. This species was previously known as Troost's turtle in honor of an American herpetologist; Trachemys scripta troostii is now the scientific name for another subspecies, the Cumberland slider.

Photos Nicosia,Athalassa by George Konstantinou