Cuatro Ciénegas slider
Species of turtle
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The Cuatro Ciénegas slider (Trachemys taylori),[2][3] also known commonly as la jicotea de Cuatrociénegas in Spanish,[4] is a species of turtle belonging to the genus Trachemys of the family Emydidae. The species is native to northeastern Mexico.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Emydidae |
| Genus: | Trachemys |
| Species: | T. taylori |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachemys taylori | |
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Etymology
The specific name, taylori, is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Harrison Taylor.[5]
Geographic range
Habitat
Conservation status
T. taylori is an endangered species.[1]
