Red-eared Slider Poster - Environment · 2016-07-18 · Male Red-eared Slider Turtles have long...
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Nearly all native turtles in the ACT region are the Eastern Long-necked Turtle(Chelodina longicollis). The native Murray Short-necked Turtle (Emydura macquarii)is rare in the ACT; a few may be seen toward Burrinjuck Dam.
Have You Seen a Red-eared Slider
Turtle in the ACT Region?
HELP PREVENT
A FERAL PEST!
Please report any sightings of Red-eared Slider Turtles. You may be helping to save
waterways for Australian turtles and fish.
If you identify a Red-earedSlider Turtle in the ACT regionplease telephone CanberraConnect on 13 22 81.
Report what time you saw it, and give
a good description of its location.
Please supply a phone number so you
can be contacted. Your report will be
passed to a ranger for assessment and
possible action.
Environment ACT • Arts, Heritage and Environment
General Enquiries: Phone Canberra Connect on 13 22 81Website: www.cmd.act.gov.au
Photos supplied by Scott Thompson, Thomas Coy and John Wombey
Identification Point 1 Identification Point 2 Identification Point 3 Identification Point 4 Identification Point 5
A slider turtle retracts its head bypulling it straight back into its shell.
A native turtle retracts its head byfolding it sideways into its shell.
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�Native turtles have shorter claws thana Red-eared Slider Turtle.
�Most native turtles have no facialstripes (but the rare Murray Short-necked turtle often has one pale stripeon its face).
�Native turtles are often covered inplant growth or mud.
�The undershell of native turtles hasexactly 13 ‘scales’ (plastral scutes)and is often plain, or has the dark lines illustrated.
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Male Red-eared Slider Turtles havelong claws on their front feet.
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Most Red-eared Slider Turtles have paleyellow stripes on their faces and frontlegs, and often have a red patch behindeach eye. The red fades with age.
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Many photos of sliders are of pets keptclean by the owners but wild ones maybe covered in algae and mud.
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The undershell of sliders always hasexactly 12 ‘scales’ (plastral scutes)arranged in pairs and usually has thedark patches illustrated.
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Characteristics of the Red-eared Slider Turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Characteristics of Native Turtles
How to Recognise a Red-eared Slider Turtle
Prevent pest problems—dispose of aquarium plants, animals and water in a proper way.
Eastern Long-necked Turtle(Chelodina longicollis)
Murray Short-necked Turtle(Emydura macquarii)