The Inagua slider
(''Trachemys stejnegeri malonei'') is a subspecies of the
Central Antillean slider
The Central Antillean slider (''Trachemys stejnegeri'') is a species of turtle in the Family (biology), family Emydidae. The species is found on three islands in the West Indies: Hispaniola, Great Inagua, and Puerto Rico.
Etymology
The Specific ...
. It is endemic to the island of
Great Inagua
Inagua is the southernmost district of the Bahamas, comprising the islands of Great Inagua and Little Inagua. The headquarters for the district council are in Matthew Town.
History
The original settlers were the Lucayan people, who arrived some ...
, in the
Bahamas
The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to ...
.
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Trachemys
Reptiles of the Bahamas
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