Big Bend Slider

Trachemys gaigeae

The Big Bend Slider is a medium-sized aquatic turtle endemic to the Rio Grande basin in the Big Bend region of Texas and adjacent Mexico. It is more olive in color than the Red-eared Slider and has an orange head stripe.

Habitat

Rio Grande and its tributaries in Big Bend country

Diet

Aquatic vegetation, invertebrates, and carrion

How common

Uncommon

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