Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)

Found in the piedmont and coastal plain in NC, this turtle is very common and often seen basking on logs and rocks. Sometimes called Yellowbelly Slider.
Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta) Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
Merchants Millpond State Park, Gates Co., NC
12 Apr 2007
Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta) Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, Dare Co., NC
21 May 2004
Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta) Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
New Hanover Co., NC
13 Oct 2007

Youngsters catching some sun on a fallen cattail.

Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta) Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
Dare Co, NC
1 June 2007
Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta) Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
Dare Co, NC
1 June 2007

Old individuals, like this female, can be nearly black.

Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta) Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta)
Richmond Co., NC
14 June 2008

Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta) Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta)
Nash Co., NC
20 June 2009

Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta) Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta)
Nash Co., NC
20 June 2009

This individual has an unusually wide yellow foreleg stripe.

Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta) Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta)
Nash Co., NC
20 June 2009

Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta) Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta)
Ft. Fisher, New Hanover Co., NC
4 Jan 2015
Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta) Yellow-bellied Slider (Chrysemys scripta)
Ft. Fisher, New Hanover Co., NC
4 Jan 2015

Deomnstrating "plank" position...

Back to Jeff's Herps Page | Back to Jeff's Nature Page

Created on ... June 2, 2004 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com