Species Information
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Craniata
Class: Chelonia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Trachemys
Species: gaigeae
Big Bend Slider - Trachemys gaigeae
Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Big Bend Slider (Trachemys gaigeae) is a small (22 cm carapace length) freshwater turtle that is patchily distributed in rivers and ponds in New Mexico, southwestern Texas, and northern Mexico. In New Mexico, they are only found at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Elephant Butte Reservoir, and the river reach from Elephant Butte dam downstream to the upper end of Caballo Reservoir. They are often observed basking on banks, logs, vegetation mats, or at the surface of the water.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 4
Number of Mapped Locations: 47
Number of Observations: 93
Observation date range: 06-08-1988 to 11-05-2017
External Links
View More Information about this species at:
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)