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 ...

Red-eared slider reproduction involves large claws, extra-long penises and numbers of eggs. ... Sometimes, the female will decide she's had enough and will pull her head down into her shell.

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 ...

However, some might have a single red patch atop their head. The shell of a baby red-eared slider is marked with fine patterns of yellow-green to dark green markings upon a greenish base.

A red-eared slider turtle walks toward a pond in this Thursday photo. 'Red-eared sliders are on the list of the 100 most invasive species in the world,' said Allison Begley of Fish, Wildlife and ...