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Nicknames: Red-eared terrapin, elegant terrapin Claim to fame: Of the 21 species and sub-species of turtles native to Missouri, the red-eared slider is one that's well-known around the world and ...

The red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) gets its name from the red stripe behind each eye where you would expect to see its ear, and for how it slides off rocks and logs into water.

Red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) are found in just about every area of this state, with the western edges of the Panhandle and far West Texas being the exceptions.From here, they ...