Golden Gate Park critters

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... less ↑

The Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), known commonly in the UK as the Red-Eared Terrapin, is a semi-aquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is a subspecies of Pond Slider. It is a native of the southern United States, but has become common in various areas of the world due to the pet trade. They are very popular pets in the United States, the Netherlands, Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom. less ↑