Summary ²

D'Orbigny's slider or the black-bellied slider (Trachemys dorbigni ), commonly known in Brazil as tigre d'água (which means water tiger in Portuguese), is a species of water turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is found in southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and Uruguay. One subspecies (in addition to the nominate subspecies) is distinguished, Trachemys dorbigni brasiliensis.

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1. (c) Cláudio Dias Timm, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/32674493@N04/3336916104
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachemys_dorbigni

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