Cumberland slider

The Cumberland slider (Trachemys scripta troostii), also called commonly the Cumberland turtle and Troost's turtle, is a subspecies of pond slider, a semiaquatic turtle in the family Emydidae. The subspecies is indigenous to the Southeastern United States.

Cumberland slider
Trachemys scripta troostii, hatchling

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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Trachemys
Species:
T. scripta
Subspecies:
T. s. troostii
Trinomial name
Trachemys scripta troostii
(Holbrook, 1836)
Range map of the three subspecies of pond slider. The Cumberland slider is shown in blue.
Synonyms
  • Emys troostii
    Holbrook, 1836
  • Emys cumberlandensis
    Holbrook, 1840
  • Trachemys troostii
    — Agassiz, 1857
  • Clemmys troostii
    — Strauch, 1862
  • Pseudemys troostii
    — Cope, 1875
  • Chrysemys troostii
    — Boulenger, 1889
  • Pseudemys troosti [sic]
    Zeleny & Faust, 1915
    (ex errore)
  • Pseudemys scripta troostii
    — Carr, 1937
  • Pseudemys troostii troostii
    — Stejneger & Barbour, 1939
  • Pseudemys scripta troosti
    — E. Williams, 1950
  • Chrysemys scripta troosti
    — Weaver & Rose, 1967
  • Chrysemys scripta troostii
    — Ernst & Barbour, 1972
  • Trachemys scripta troosti
    — Iverson, 1985
  • Trachemys scripta troostii
    — Iverson, 1986
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