The Meso-American slider (Trachemys venusta) is a species of turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. The species is distributed from Mexico to Colombia.
Geographic range
Trachemys venusta is found from southeastern Mexico to northwestern Colombia.
Trachemys venusta venusta – Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico in the states of Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, and Yucatán
Trachemys venusta cataspila – Mexico in the states of San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz
Trachemys venusta grayi – El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca
The following three new subspecies were described in 2010.
Trachemys venusta iversoni – Mexico in the state of Yucatán
Trachemys venusta panamensis – Panama
Trachemys venusta uhrigi – Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Colombia in the departments of Antioquia and Chocó
The subspecific name, grayi, is in honor of British herpetologist John Edward Gray.
Bibliography
Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
