Pond slider: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the pond slider lives – recorded in 21 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Trachemys scripta
Group	Turtles & tortoises
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	21 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Class	Reptile
Order	Testudines
Family	Emydidae

Where does the pond slider live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pond slider in 21 countries and territories across Asia, Europe, North America and South America. In Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

United States
France
Germany (introduced)
Belgium (introduced)
United Kingdom (introduced)
Japan (introduced)
Spain (introduced)
Canada (introduced)
Italy (introduced)
Chinese Taipei
Netherlands (introduced)
Singapore
Sweden (introduced)
Luxembourg
Austria (introduced)
Brazil (introduced)
Mexico
Russia
Portugal (introduced)
Hong Kong
Denmark

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the pond slider endangered?

The pond slider’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the pond slider?

The pond slider (Trachemys scripta) is a reptile in the order Testudines and the family Emydidae, genus Trachemys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pond slider

The pond slider (Trachemys scripta) is a species of common, medium-sized, semiaquatic turtle. Three subspecies are described, the most recognizable of which is the red-eared slider (T. s. elegans), which is popular in the pet trade and has been introduced to other parts of the world by people releasing it to the wild. Hatchling and juvenile pond sliders have a green upper shell (carapace), yellow bottom shell (plastron), and green and yellow stripes and markings on their skin. These patterns and colors in the skin and shell fade with age until the carapace is a muted olive green to brown and the plastron is a dull yellow or darker. Some sliders become almost black with few visible markings.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pond slider (revision 1348845984), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q142985 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).