Slider (Trachemys scripta)


Group	Turtles
Code	ARAAD09010
Order	Testudines
Family	Emydidae
Author	(Schoepff, 1792)
Rank	G5 (definitions)
Occurrence	P (definitions)
Scale	C (definitions)

County List:


Western UP	none
Eastern UP	none
Northern LP	none
Southern LP	Oakland, Muskegon, Ingham

Rule:

Mixed Forested/Nonforested or Nonforested Landscapes

      (Lake or Pond or River)
   containing:
      Dead Down Woody Debris
   adjacent to:
      Marsh 1

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Habitat List:

Habitats	Regen	Sap	Pole	Sm Saw	Lg Saw	Uneven
Aspen	no	no	no	no	no	-
Paper Birch	no	no	no	no	no	-
Oak	no	no	no	no	no	no
Assorted Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Northern Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Spruce/Fir	no	no	no	no	no	no
Hemlock	no	no	no	no	no	no
Jack Pine	no	no	no	no	no	no
Red Pine	no	no	no	no	no	no
White Pine	no	no	no	no	no	no
Conifer Plantations	no	no	no	no	no	-
Mixed Upland Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Northern Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Upland Conifer	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Pine	no	no	no	no	no	no
Swamp Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Balsam Poplar & Swamp Aspen & Swamp Birch	no	no	no	no	no	no
Bottomland Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Tamarack	no	no	no	no	no	no
Northern White Cedar	no	no	no	no	no	no
Black Spruce	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Lowland Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Lowland Conifer	no	no	no	no	no	no
Non-Forested	Lake, Pond, River, Marsh 1
Special Features	Dead Down Woody Debris, Riparian

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Literature:

Harding, J. H. and J. A. Holman. 1997. Michigan turtles and lizards a field guide and pocket reference. Co-operative Extension Service, Michigan State University. 94 pp.

Red-eared sliders prefer to live in still-water habitats (lakes, ponds, sloughs) with abundant aquatic plant growth and numerous basking sites on logs or other emergent objects.

Red-eared sliders feed on aquatic plants and animals such as crayfish, snails, insects, and tadpoles, and carrion. The young turtles are mostly carnivorous but eat increasing amounts of vegetation as they get older.

DeGraaf, R. M. and D. D. Rudis. 1986. New England wildlife: habitat, natural history, and distribution. GTR NE-108. Broomall, PA:USDA, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 491 pp.

Habitat: Ponds, shallows areas of lakes, creeks, and drainage ditches. Sometimes occupies muskrat burrows or hollow stumps.

Special Habitat Requirements: Quiet water with muddy bottom, abundant vegetation, projecting substrate, such as logs or rocks for basking.