Common name
Red-Eared Slider
Informal group
Amphibians and reptiles
Territories
Island
Grand Cayman
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Habitat
15. Artificial - Aquatic
- 15.1. Artificial - Aquatic – Water Storage Areas [over 8 ha]
- 15.2. Artificial - Aquatic – Ponds [below 8 ha]
- 15.3. Artificial - Aquatic – Aquaculture Ponds
- 15.9. Artificial - Aquatic – Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches
5. Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1. Wetlands (inland) – Permanent rivers/streams/creeks (includes waterfalls)
- 5.2. Wetlands (inland) – Seasonal/intermittent/irregular rivers/streams/creeks
- 5.3. Wetlands (inland) – Shrub dominated wetlands
- 5.4. Wetlands (inland) – Bogs, marshes, swamps, fens, peatlands
- 5.5. Wetlands (inland) – Permanent freshwater lakes (over 8 ha)
- 5.6. Wetlands (inland) – Seasonal/intermittent freshwater lakes (over 8 ha)
- 5.7. Wetlands (inland) – Permanent freshwater marshes/pools (under 8 ha)
- 5.8. Wetlands (inland) – Seasonal/intermittent freshwater marshes/pools (under 8 ha)
- 5.9. Wetlands (inland) – Freshwater springs and oases
Ecological impact detail
Has the potential to hybridise with native Taco River slider. (Kristan (2002) Cayman Invasive Species List);
Other notes
Terrestrial|Freshwater
Pathway detail
Probably introduced into the wild as escaped pets. (Kristan (2002) Cayman Invasive Species List);
References
Burton F J, Jenna Wong L, Pagad S (2020). Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. Version 1.6. Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSG. Species Specialist Group ISSG. Species Specialist Group ISSG. Available at: https://doi.org/10.15468/asqqbw Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/0crgyy accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-08-22.; Resource ID 191 - Cayman invasives list Kristan 2000