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Maranhao slider

Trachemys adiutrix Vanzolini, 1995

Status not recordedturtles and tortoises

The maranhao slider (Trachemys adiutrix) is a species in the family Emydidae, order Testudines. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Brazil.

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Quick facts about the maranhao slider

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Litters or clutches a year
2
Reproduction
Eggs
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the maranhao slider live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The maranhao slider is listed for 1 country.

Brazil
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Brazil

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the maranhao slider endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the maranhao slider classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderTestudines
  5. familyEmydidae
  6. genusTrachemys
  7. SpeciesTrachemys adiutrix Vanzolini, 1995

Synonyms Trachemys dorbigni adiutrix

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Brazilian sliderEnglish
  • Carvalho's sliderEnglish
  • Maranhão sliderEnglish
  • سلحفاة مارانهاوArabic
  • želva brazilskáCzech
  • Maranhão-SchmuckschildkröteGerman
  • Jicotea de MarañónSpanish
  • CapiningaPortuguese
  • Cágado do MaranhãoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the maranhao slider

Other species in the same genus Trachemys.

Slider

Trachemys scripta

EmydidaeNo free photo yet

Jicotea

Trachemys decorata

EmydidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the maranhao slider live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the maranhao slider for 1 country: Brazil. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the maranhao slider?

The maranhao slider (Trachemys adiutrix) belongs to the family Emydidae in the order Testudines.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Maranhao slider (Trachemys adiutrix). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/maranhao-slider

MLA

“Maranhao slider (Trachemys adiutrix).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/maranhao-slider.

BibTeX
@misc{maranhao_slider_2026,
  title = {Maranhao slider (Trachemys adiutrix)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/maranhao-slider},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}