Central Antillean slider
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The Central Antillean slider (Trachemys stejnegeri) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is found on three islands in the West Indies: Hispaniola, Great Inagua, and Puerto Rico.
Etymology
The specific name, stejnegeri, is in honor of Norwegian-born American herpetologist Leonhard Stejneger.[1]
Geographic range
T. stejnegeri is found on the islands of Puerto Rico, Great Inagua,[2] and Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti).[3]
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
- Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri (Schmidt, 1928)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Puerto Rican slider[3]
- Trachemys stejnegeri malonei (Barbour & Carr, 1938)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Inagua slider[3]
- Trachemys stejnegeri vicina (Barbour & Carr, 1940)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Dominican slider[3]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Trachemys.
References
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- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Trachemys stejnegeri, p. 252).
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External links
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Further reading
- Schmidt KP (1928). "Scientific Survey of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: Amphibians and Land Reptiles of Puerto Rico, With a List of Those Reported from the Virgin Islands". New York Acad. Sci. 10 (1): 1–160. (Pseudemys stejnegeri, new species, pp. 147–150; Figures 51–52).
- Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Chrysemys decussata stejnegeri, new combination, p. 47; C. d. vicina, new combination, p. 48; C. malonei, p. 48).
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