Yellow-bellied slider

Yellow-bellied slider
	Female yellow-bellied slider
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
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. scripta
Trinomial name
	Trachemys scripta scripta; (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792)
	The ranges of the three subspecies of pond slider. The yellow-bellied slider is in yellow.
Synonyms
	Testudo scripta Schoepff, 1792; Testudo serrata Daudin, 1801; Emys scripta Schweigger, 1812; Emys serrata Schweigger, 1812; Emys vittata Gray, 1831; Terrapene serrata Bonaparte, 1831; Clemmys (Clemmys) serrata Fitzinger, 1835; Pseudemys serrata Gray, 1856; Trachemys scripta Gray, 1863; Chrysemys scripta Boulenger, 1889; Pseudemys scripta Jordan, 1899; Chrysemys [scripta] scripta Siebenrock, 1909; Chrysemys palustris scripta Lindholm, 1929; Pseudemys scripta scripta Carr, 1937; Chrysemys scripts scripts Zappalorti, 1976 (ex errore); Pseudermys scripa Nutaphand, 1979 (ex errore); Trachemys scripta scripta Iverson, 1985;

The yellow-bellied slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) is a land and water turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. This subspecies of pond slider is native to the southeastern United States, specifically from Florida to southeastern Virginia, and is the most common turtle species in its range. It is found in a wide variety of habitats, including slow-moving rivers, floodplain swamps, marshes, seasonal wetlands, and permanent ponds. Yellow-bellied sliders are popular as pets. They are a model organism for population studies due to their high population densities.

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