NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Antillean Slider
Trachemys stejnegeri Schmidt, 1928
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.
Trachemys stejnegeri à la réserve naturelle de Terre de base aux Saintes en Guadeloupe
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Central Antillean slider (Trachemys stejnegeri) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is found on three islands in the West Indies: Hispaniola, Great Inagua, and Puerto Rico.
Wikipedia contributors, Central Antillean slider; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:51:19.208651+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Trachemys stejnegeri Schmidt, 1928
- Name authority
- Schmidt, 1928
- Common name
- Antillean 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 stejnegeri Schmidt, 1928
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cuban SliderTrachemys decussata (Gray, 1831) | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pseudemys stejnegeri vicina Barbour & Carr, 1940 Barbour & Carr, 1940 | synonym |
| Pseudemys malonei Barbour & Carr, 1938 Barbour & Carr, 1938 | synonym |
| Emys olivacea Gray, 1855 Gray, 1855 | ambiguous 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=stejnegeri 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.
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:57P8P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.