The Cuatro Ciénegas slider (Trachemys taylori),[2][3] also known commonly as la jicotea de Cuatrociénegas in Mexican Spanish,[4] is a species of turtle belonging to the genus Trachemys of the family Emydidae. The species is native to northeastern Mexico.
The specific name, taylori, is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Harrison Taylor.[5]
T. taylori is endemic to the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin in Coahuila state, Mexico.[3][2]
The preferred natural habitat of T. taylori is freshwater wetlands.[1]
T. taylori is an endangered species.
The Cuatro Ciénegas slider (Trachemys taylori), also known commonly as la jicotea de Cuatrociénegas in Mexican Spanish, is a species of turtle belonging to the genus Trachemys of the family Emydidae. The species is native to northeastern Mexico.
