Reptile
Slider
Trachemys scripta · Emydidae
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records251,061in 64 countries
Most seen inUnited States156,467 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Slider in brief
The slider (Trachemys scripta) is a reptile of the Emydidae family — species of reptile.
Across the 64 countries we cover it has 251,061 published records, most of them from the United States, France and the Netherlands. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in January and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States156,467 records · best Apr, May
France19,155 records · best May, Apr
Netherlands14,731 records · best Apr, May
Belgium13,285 records · best Apr, May
Spain8,355 records · best May, Apr
Germany5,536 records · best Apr, May
Canada4,870 records · best Apr, May
Italy4,844 records · best May, Apr
Japan4,042 records · best May, Jun
United Kingdom3,128 records · best Apr, May
Singapore2,413 records · best Aug, Jun
Switzerland1,870 records · best Apr, May
Taiwan1,751 records · best Apr, May
Austria1,183 records · best Apr, May
Portugal1,180 records · best Apr, Mar
Russia1,054 records · best Jun, Apr
Thailand680 records · best Feb, Jan
China656 records · best Apr, May
South Korea642 records · best Apr, Mar
Malaysia573 records · best Aug, Nov
Ukraine517 records · best Jun, May
Luxembourg444 records · best Apr, May
Greece420 records · best May, Apr
Denmark358 records · best May, Apr
Panama334 records · best May, Jul
Türkiye318 records · best May, Jun
Croatia284 records · best Apr, May
Poland269 records · best May, Apr
Sweden246 records · best May, Jun
Romania218 records · best Apr, May
Czechia182 records · best Apr, May
Slovenia125 records · best Jan, Apr
Hungary122 records · best Apr, Jun
New Zealand119 records · best Nov, Jan
Ireland119 records · best Apr, May
Chile109 records · best Feb, Aug
Slovakia83 records · best May, Apr
Bulgaria62 records · best Jun, May
Georgia51 records · best Sep, Jul
Belarus41 records · best Aug, May
Bahamas39 records · best Jan, Jul
Cyprus36 records · best Jul, Mar
Serbia24 records · best Apr, Sep
United Arab Emirates19 records · best May, Sep
Malta18 records · best Apr, Jul
Moldova17 records · best Apr, May
Albania11 records · best Feb, Sep
North Macedonia11 records · best Apr, May
Barbados7 records · best Feb, Dec
Bosnia and Herzegovina5 records · best Oct, Jun
Finland5 records · best Jul, Apr
Qatar5 records · best Feb, Jan
Monaco4 records · best Jul, Apr
Mauritius4 records · best Jan, Apr
Maldives4 records · best Feb, Jul
Liechtenstein3 records · best Apr, May
Montenegro3 records · best May, Sep
Gambia3 records · best Jan, Nov
Grenada2 records · best Mar, Aug
Estonia1 records · best Jun, Jan
Lithuania1 records · best Jul, Jan
Norway1 records · best Jun, Jan
Burkina Faso1 records · best Jun, Jan
Kuwait1 records · best Mar, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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