NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cuban Slider
Trachemys decussata (Gray, 1831)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Cuban slider (Trachemys decussata) is a species of turtle 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Cuban slider; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:55:58.180444+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Trachemys decussata (Gray, 1831)
- Name authority
- (Gray, 1831)
- Common name
- Cuban Slider
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Emydidae
- Genus
- Trachemys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderTestudines Batsch, 1788
- suborderCryptodira
- superfamilyTestudinoidea
- familyEmydidae
- genusTrachemys
- speciesTrachemys decussata (Gray, 1831)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Trachemys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-bellied SliderTrachemys dorbigni (Duméril & Bibron, 1835) | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Big Bend SliderTrachemys gaigeae (Hartweg, 1939) | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trachemys grayi (Bocourt, 1868) | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black-bellied SliderTrachemys nebulosa (Van Denburgh, 1895) | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ornate SliderTrachemys ornata (Gray, 1831) | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jamaican SliderTrachemys terrapen (Bonnaterre, 1789) | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yaqui SliderTrachemys yaquia (Legler & Webb, 1970) | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atrato sliderTrachemys medemi Vargas-Ramírez, Valle, Ceballos & Fritz, 2017 | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trachemys scripta (Thunberg, 1792) | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brazilian SliderTrachemys adiutrix Vanzolini, 1995 | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Colombian Slider [callirostris]Trachemys callirostris (Gray, 1855) | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antillean SliderTrachemys stejnegeri Schmidt, 1928 | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Emys vermiculata Gray, 1844 Gray, 1844 | synonym |
| Emys decussata Gray, 1831 Gray, 1831 | synonym |
| Pseudemys decussata plana Barbour & Carr, 1940 Barbour & Carr, 1940 | synonym |
| Testudo rugosa Shaw, 1802 Shaw, 1802 | ambiguous synonym |
| Pseudemys decussata angusta Barbour & Carr, 1940 Barbour & Carr, 1940 | synonym |
| Pseudemys granti Barbour & Carr, 1940 Barbour & Carr, 1940 | synonym |
| Emys gnatho Vilaró, 1868 Vilaró, 1868 | synonym |
| Emys jamao Duméril, 1861 Duméril, 1861 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Trachemys&species=decussata Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:57P8B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.