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Trachemys scripta better known as the Pond Slider is a common species familiar to anyone who knows pets. The pond slider is a medium sized aquatic turtle. There are three subspecies of sliders in the United States. One commonly seen subspecies of the pond slider is T. s. elegans, commonly known as the Red-eared Slider, which has spread to other parts of the world when it was released to the wild as a pet. Slider...

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