Species identification

[CharSparda]

Hey! It’s me making my 838384 thread

But yeah, today a friend of mine found a (turtle?) under his car who was being bothered by some dogs and he took it to his garden. He went to a vet who told him this was a land turtle but I am not quite sure if that’s the case, to me it looks like a water turtle





It probably got lost, or could it be an indigenous turtle? Anyways, could you help me with this? And with the care sheet

Thank you again!

 

[Toddrickfl1]

Meso American Slider......I think.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

That's 100% a water turtle

 

[Yvonne G]

Yes, a very bright and alert water turtle. He doesn't look like he's been "lost" for a long time. I'll bet he's out of one of your friend's neighbor's ponds.

 

[CharSparda]

Meso American Slider......I think.

Very close but according to a tort vet, it’s a him and he’s a painted turtle (from Florida)

That's 100% a water turtle

Yeah that’s what I thought, my friend didn’t take it to a vet, he told me today he went to a random aquarium which name is turtle island lol

Yes, a very bright and alert water turtle. He doesn't look like he's been "lost" for a long time. I'll bet he's out of one of your friend's neighbor's ponds.

My friend already posted him on the neighborhood page and via WhatsApp. For now he’s keeping it with him, he already bought a ton of things for water turtles lol

 

[Markw84]

Very close but according to a tort vet, it’s a him and he’s a painted turtle (from Florida)

I can assure you that is not a painted turtle. That is indeed a Meso-American Slider. Trachemys venusta venusta. (Used to be Trachemys scripta venusta just a few years ago.)

Native to the area near you, just to your east and to the gulf.

 

[CharSparda]

I can assure you that is not a painted turtle. That is indeed a Meso-American Slider. Trachemys venusta venusta. (Used to be Trachemys scripta venusta just a few years ago.)

Native to the area near you, just to your east and to the gulf.

Sorry, just realized the translation is not to a painted turtle. What the vet said is that this is a pond slider.

Here’s a new photo I got from my friend