Cuban slider

Cuban slider
	Taco river slider or hickatee; T. d. angusta; Grand Cayman
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Trachemys
Species:	T. decussata
Binomial name
	Trachemys decussata; (Gray, 1831)
Subspecies
	T. d. decussata; T. d. angusta;
Synonyms
	Trachemys decussata decussata Emys decussataGray, 1831; Emys rugosaGray, 1831; Emys vermiculataGray, 1844; Ptychemys decussataAgassiz, 1857; Trachemys rugosaAgassiz, 1857; Emys jamaoDuméril, 1861(nomen nudum); Clemmys decussataStrauch, 1862; Clemmys rugosaStrauch, 1862; Emys gnathoVilaró, 1868; Emys jamaoVilaró, 1868; Pseudemys decussataGray, 1870; Chrysemys scripta var. rugosaBoulenger, 1889; Pseudemys decussata decussataBarbour & Carr, 1940; Pseudemys decussata planaBarbour & Carr, 1940; Pseudemys rugosa decussataMittleman, 1947; Pseudemys rugosa rugosaMittleman, 1947; Pseudemys terrapen decussataMertens & Wermuth, 1955; Pseudemys terrapen planaMertens & Wermuth, 1955; Pseudemys terrapen rugosaWermuth & Mertens, 1961; Chrysemys (Trachemys) decussataMcDowell, 1964; Chrysemys decussata decussataSchwartz & Thomas, 1975; Chrysemys terrapen decussataObst, 1983; Chrysemys terrapen planaObst, 1983; Trachemys decussataSeidel & Incháustegui, 1984; Chrysemys terrapen rugosaObst, 1985; Trachemys decussata decussataIverson, 1985; Trachemys decussata planaIverson, 1985; Trachemys terrapen rugosaVanzolini, 1995; Trachemys decussata angusta Pseudemys decussata angustaBarbour & Carr, 1940; Pseudemys grantiBarbour & Carr, 1941; Pseudemys rugosa angustaMittleman, 1947; Pseudemys terrapen angustaMertens & Wermuth, 1955; Pseudemys terrapen grantiMertens & Wermuth, 1955; Pseudemys decussata grantiWilliams, 1956; Pseudemys stejnegeri grantiPritchard, 1967; Chrysemys terrapen grantiWilliams, 1969; Chrysemys decussata grantiSchwartz & Thomas, 1975; Chrysemys terrapen angustaObst, 1983; Trachemys decussata angustaIverson, 1985; Trachemys decussata grantiIverson, 1985; Trachemys grantiSeidel, 1988; Trachemys stejnegeri grantiStubbs, 1989; Trachemys decussata angustiFranz, Dodd & Budden, 1993(ex errore); Trachemys decorata angustaObst, 1996;

Last updated June 04, 2025

The Cuban slider (Trachemys decussata) is a species of turtle ^[2] native to Cuba (including Isla de la Juventud), but has also been introduced to Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac in the Cayman Islands (where it is known as the taco river slider or hickatee), and Marie Galante in Guadeloupe.^[2]

Gallery

Profile of T. decussata angusta
Shell of T. decussata angusta
Plastron of T. decussata angusta

References

↑ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 202–203. doi: 10.3897/vz.57.e30895 . S2CID 87809001.
1 2 Trachemys decussata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed March 3, 2010.

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[Fritz2007-1] Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 202–203. doi: 10.3897/vz.57.e30895 . S2CID 87809001.

[JCVI-2] 1 2 Trachemys decussata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed March 3, 2010.

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Cuban slider

Taco river slider or hickatee T. d. angusta Grand Cayman
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Trachemys
Species:	T. decussata
Binomial name
*Trachemys decussata* (Gray, 1831)
Subspecies
T. d. decussata T. d. angusta
Synonyms ^[1]
Trachemys decussata decussata Emys decussataGray, 1831 Emys rugosaGray, 1831 Emys vermiculataGray, 1844 Ptychemys decussataAgassiz, 1857 Trachemys rugosaAgassiz, 1857 Emys jamaoDuméril, 1861(nomen nudum) Clemmys decussataStrauch, 1862 Clemmys rugosaStrauch, 1862 Emys gnathoVilaró, 1868 Emys jamaoVilaró, 1868 Pseudemys decussataGray, 1870 Chrysemys scripta var. rugosaBoulenger, 1889 Pseudemys decussata decussataBarbour & Carr, 1940 Pseudemys decussata planaBarbour & Carr, 1940 Pseudemys rugosa decussataMittleman, 1947 Pseudemys rugosa rugosaMittleman, 1947 Pseudemys terrapen decussataMertens & Wermuth, 1955 Pseudemys terrapen planaMertens & Wermuth, 1955 Pseudemys terrapen rugosaWermuth & Mertens, 1961 Chrysemys (Trachemys) decussataMcDowell, 1964 Chrysemys decussata decussataSchwartz & Thomas, 1975 Chrysemys terrapen decussataObst, 1983 Chrysemys terrapen planaObst, 1983 Trachemys decussataSeidel & Incháustegui, 1984 Chrysemys terrapen rugosaObst, 1985 Trachemys decussata decussataIverson, 1985 Trachemys decussata planaIverson, 1985 Trachemys terrapen rugosaVanzolini, 1995 Trachemys decussata angusta Pseudemys decussata angustaBarbour & Carr, 1940 Pseudemys grantiBarbour & Carr, 1941 Pseudemys rugosa angustaMittleman, 1947 Pseudemys terrapen angustaMertens & Wermuth, 1955 Pseudemys terrapen grantiMertens & Wermuth, 1955 Pseudemys decussata grantiWilliams, 1956 Pseudemys stejnegeri grantiPritchard, 1967 Chrysemys terrapen grantiWilliams, 1969 Chrysemys decussata grantiSchwartz & Thomas, 1975 Chrysemys terrapen angustaObst, 1983 Trachemys decussata angustaIverson, 1985 Trachemys decussata grantiIverson, 1985 Trachemys grantiSeidel, 1988 Trachemys stejnegeri grantiStubbs, 1989 Trachemys decussata angustiFranz, Dodd & Budden, 1993(ex errore) Trachemys decorata angustaObst, 1996