River Cooter, Pseudemys concinna floridana, Florida, USA

Red-eared slider turtle, Lake Murray, Oklahoma.

A pair of Mesoamerican sliders (Trachemys venusta), on New River near Lamanai, Belize

A pair of Mesoamerican sliders (Trachemys venusta), on New River near Lamanai, Belize

Red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans), turtles basking in the sun, San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Mesoamerican slider turtles (Trachemys scripta ornata), River Chagres, Soberania Forest National Park, Gamboa, Panama, Central America

Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), sunbathing on rocks in water, Mannheim, Germany, Europe

Monte mountain village near Funchal, basket slider, Madeira

Yellow-bellied slider (Trachemys scripta scripta, Pseudemys scripta scripta), found in North America, introduced to Europe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Red-eared Slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) sunbathing on a log floating in the water

Red-eared Slider Turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) sunbathing, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Yellow-bellied slider (Trachemys scripta scripta), animal portrait, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), adult swimming, portrait, Willacy County, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, USA

Pond Slider turtle (Trachemys scripta) sunning on a submerged log and showing its reflection in a pond at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch; Gilbert, Arizona, United States of America

Mesoamerican Slider Turtle in Cenote, Trachemys scripta venusta, Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Scuba Diver discover Slider Turtle in Gran Cenote, Trachemys scripta venusta, Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Mesoamerican Slider Turtle in Cenote, Trachemys scripta venusta, Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Mesoamerican Slider Turtle between Water Lilies, Trachemys scripta venusta, Gran Cenote, Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Red-eared pond sliders, Parc de la tête d'or Lyon France