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Turtle Species
Cat Island Slider
Trachemys terrapen
- Scientific nameTrachemys terrapen
- Japanese nameジャマイカスライダー
- FamilyPond turtles (Emydidae)
- Max carapace length27 cm
- Longest recorded lifespan75 years
- DietOmnivorous
- LifestyleAquatic
- Conservation status (IUCN)VU — Vulnerable
- iNaturalist observations100
About this species
The Jamaican slider, also known as the Cat Island slider, is a species of fresh water turtle in the family Emydidae. It is found in the Bahamas and Jamaica. As it is not currently found on any of the other surrounding islands in the region, it is assumed that the Jamaican slider was introduced from one of these countries to the other. Even though the popular theory was that these turtles originated from Jamaica, current geological evidence may suggest that they were in the Bahamas long before the Indigenous Lucayans first went to the Bahamian islands. There is also evidence from archeological sites on San Salvador that the Lucayans ate these turtles and transplanted them around the West Indies.
Source: Wikipedia「Jamaican slider」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
