Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Trachemys scripta
Tortuga de Florida, Yellow-bellied slider turtle, Common slider turtle
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Testudines
Family
Bataguridae
Genus
Trachemys
Species
scripta
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Chrysemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792), Trachemys scripta Schoepff, 1792
Origin: Introduced - not established
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Intercepted on Santa Cruz Island
- Arteaga, A. Bustamante, L., Vierira, J., Tapia, W., Guayasamin, J.M. (2019) Reptiles of the Galapagos Life on the Enchanted Islands Tropical Herping
- Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Carrión, V., Zabala, J., Buitrón, P. & Milstead, B. (2007) Status of introduced vertebrates in Galapagos. Galapagos Report 2006–2007. Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, p. 136–141.
- Phillips, R. B. D.A. Wiedenfeld and H.L. Snell (2012) Current status of alien vertebrates in the Galápagos Islands: invasion history, distribution, and potential impacts. Biol Invasions (2012) 14:461–480 DOI 10.1007/s10530-011-0090-z
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"Galapagos Species Database, Trachemys scripta", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5304. Accessed 1 November 2026.