Trachemys gaigeae — Mexican Plateau Slider
Subspecies I've seen:
T. g. gaigeae
Big Bend Slider
Trachemys gaigeae gaigeae — Big Bend Slider
Rio Bravo, Coahuila, Mexico—April 20, 2010
Big Bend Slider (Trachemys gaigeae gaigeae) Big Bend Slider (Trachemys gaigeae gaigeae)
I was in Texas along the bank of the Rio Grande when I saw these turtles, but the turtles were in Mexico along the bank of the Rio Bravo.
Rio Grande, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas—April 20, 2010
Big Bend Slider (Trachemys gaigeae gaigeae)
This tiny baby turtle was in a shallow pool at the edge of the Texas side of the river.
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