Nicaraguan Slider Trachemys venusta emolli aka Trachemys scripta emolli with Two Red Eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta elegans

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Nicaraguan Slider Trachemys venusta emolli aka Trachemys scripta emolli with Two Red Eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta elegans. Meso American Sliders or Terrapins. All turtles and terrapins are reptiles and Scientists often refer to them as chelonians because they are in the taxonomic order called Chelonia from the Greek word for tortoise. They all have scales lay eggs and are ectothermic. Photographed in Mexico.

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Location: Mexico
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License: Licensed
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Keywords: 3, american, animal, carapace, chelonia, chelonians, eared, ectothermic, elegans, emolli, emydid, emydidae, fauna, meso, mexico, mud, nature, naturepix, nicaraguan, pond, pseudemys, red, reptile, river, scales, scripta, shell, slider, terrapin, trachemys, turtle, venusta, wildlife