Trachemys (Sliders) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Trachemys scripta

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trachemys dorbigni

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trachemys decussata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trachemys venusta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Trachemys grayi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU

Trachemys gaigeae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Trachemys callirostris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sliders

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 12 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 410 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~50%
	Pond Slider			~50%
2	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 7	~50%
	Black-bellied Slider			~50%
3	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 7	~40%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
4	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 7	~40%
	Cuban Slider			~40%
5	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 7	~40%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~20%
	Pond Slider			~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
6	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 7	~40%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
7	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
8	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~20%
	Pond Slider			~20%
9	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 7	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
10	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~20%
	Big Bend Slider			~20%
	Pond Slider			~10%
11	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 7	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
12	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 7	~20%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
13	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 7	~20%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~20%
14	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 7	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
15	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 7	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
16	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 7	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
17	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 7	~20%
	Pond Slider			~20%
18	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 7	~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			<5%
19	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 7	~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
20	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 7	~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~10%
21	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 7	~10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
22	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
23	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 7	~10%
	Nicaraguan Slider			~10%
24	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 7	~10%
	South American slider			~10%
25	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 7	~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
26	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
27	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
28	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 7	~10%
	Black-bellied Slider			~10%
29	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 7	~10%
	Black-bellied Slider			~10%
30	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Pond Slider			~10%
31	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Pond Slider			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Fukuoka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 7	~60%
	Pond Slider			~60%
2	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 7	~50%
	Pond Slider			~50%
3	Hiroshima	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 7	~50%
	Pond Slider			~50%
4	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	2 of 7	~50%
	Pond Slider			~40%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~20%
5	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 7	~50%
	Pond Slider			~50%
6	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 7	~50%
	Pond Slider			~50%
7	Johor Bahru	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 7	~50%
	Pond Slider			~50%
8	Kuching	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
9	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 7	~40%
	Black-bellied Slider			~30%
	Pond Slider			~20%
10	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
11	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
12	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
13	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
14	Bursa	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
15	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
16	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
17	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
18	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
19	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
20	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
21	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
22	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
23	Daegu	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
24	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
25	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
26	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
27	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
28	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
29	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~40%
	Pond Slider			~40%
30	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~20%
	Black-bellied Slider			~20%
31	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
32	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
33	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
34	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 7	~30%
	Cuban Slider			~30%
35	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
36	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
37	Chengdu	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
38	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
39	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
40	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
41	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
42	Hefei	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
43	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
44	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
45	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
46	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
47	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
48	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
49	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~20%
	Mesoamerican Slider			<5%
50	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
51	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
52	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
53	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~30%
	Pond Slider			~30%
54	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~20%
	Pond Slider			~20%
55	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 7	~20%
	Pond Slider			~20%
56	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	2 of 7	~20%
	Pond Slider			~10%
	Mesoamerican Slider			~10%
57	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~20%
	Pond Slider			~20%
58	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~20%
	Pond Slider			~20%
59	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~20%
	Pond Slider			~20%
60	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~20%
	Pond Slider			~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
4	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
5	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
6	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Shedd Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
9	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
10	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Aquarium of Genoa	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
12	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
14	Le Pal	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
15	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
17	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
18	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
19	Bali Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
20	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
21	Greensboro Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Muséum de Besançon	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
23	Zoo Hluboka	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
24	Zoo de Doué	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
25	Abilene Zoological Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Aquarium de Lyon	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
27	Yekaterinburg Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
28	Zoo de Maubeuge	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
29	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
30	Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
31	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
32	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
33	Civic Aquarium of Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
34	Zoo d'Amiens	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
35	Zoobotanic Park of Brusque	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
36	Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
37	Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
38	Silver Springs	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Jardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción	🇵🇾 Paraguay	In captivity
41	Al Ain Zoo	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
42	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
43	Bondla Zoo	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
44	Nehru Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
45	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	Yumka'	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
47	Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	In captivity
48	Zoological Garden of Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
49	Zoológico de Brasília	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
50	Tallinn Zoo	🇪🇪 Estonia	In captivity

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Sliders

Species in this group

Pond Slider

Black-bellied Slider

Cuban Slider

Mesoamerican Slider

Nicaraguan Slider

Big Bend Slider

South American slider

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Sliders

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found