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Trachemys dorbigni brasiliensis

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Trachemys dorbigni brasiliensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Trachemys
Species:
Subspecies:
T. d. brasiliensis
Trinomial name
Trachemys dorbigni brasiliensis

Trachemys dorbigni brasiliensis, the northern D'Orbigny's slider, is a subspecies of D'Orbigny's slider from Brazil,[1] though validity of this subspecies is disputed.[2] It belongs to the same genus as the pond slider.

References

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  1. ^ Trachemys dorbigni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 June 2013.
  2. ^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 221. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.