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.

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 ...