Red-eared slider - Red-eared slider

Japanese: アカミミガメ - あかみみがめ（英語表記）red-eared slider

A turtle of the Eridan family. There are 12 subspecies, including the red-eared slider, yellow-bellied slider, and peacock slider, but there is no turtle simply called the red-eared slider. It is widely distributed from the southeastern United States to northern South America, and is 20 to 30 cm long with a single ridge only in the center of the carapace. It has beautiful markings on the carapace, plastron, and head and neck, but there is a lot of variation among individuals, and the carapace becomes blackish and the markings fade as it grows. The claws on the front legs of mature males are longer than those of females, and during the breeding season, they shake them near the female's face as a courtship behavior.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ヌマガメ科のカメ。ミシシッピアカミミガメ，キバラガメ，クジャクガメなど12亜種が含まれるが，単にアカミミガメと呼ばれるものはいない。アメリカ合衆国南東部から南アメリカ北部まで広く分布し，甲長20～30cm，背甲の中央部にのみ1本の隆条がある。背甲，腹甲および頭頸部に美しい斑紋があるが，個体変異が多く，成長とともに背甲が黒みがかって斑紋が薄れてくる。成熟した雄の前肢のつめは雌よりも長く，繁殖期には雌の顔近くでこれをふるわせて求愛行動を行う。

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