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ReptilesIn Athens County, Ohio

Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta (Thunberg, 1792)

Pond Slider in all of Ohio
Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Testudines
Family
Emydidae
Genus
Trachemys
Near Athens County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 3 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 16. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (27)
  • Within its mapped range (8)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (39)
  • Recorded, season not shown (11)
  • Season shown (3)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Pond Slider by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Athens County29 · Recorded, season not shownNo
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Butler County35 · Recorded, season not shownNo
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Clermont County73 · Season shownYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Cuyahoga County122 · Recorded, season not shownNo
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Franklin County144 · Recorded, season not shownNo
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Greene County58 · Recorded, season not shownNo
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Hamilton County158 · Season shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Lake County28 · Recorded, season not shownNo
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Lucas County33 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Mahoning County50 · Recorded, season not shownNo
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Montgomery County108 · Season shownNo
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Stark County28 · Recorded, season not shownNo
Summit County339 · Recorded, season not shownNo
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren County43 · Recorded, season not shownNo
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo

Season

When it is recorded

In Athens County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 29 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Athens County · records of all species each week, 51,499 in all

Records per week from 29 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Pond Slider in Athens County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Pond SliderYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100074
Jan 11–1700132
Jan 18–2400107
Jan 25–3100219
Feb 1–700392
Feb 8–1400232
Feb 15–2100235
Feb 22–2800361
Mar 1–721532
Mar 8–1400466
Mar 15–2122593
Mar 22–2800950
Mar 29 – Apr 4421,265
Apr 5–11211,616
Apr 12–18111,804
Apr 19–25221,926
Apr 26 – May 2222,291
May 3–9521,407
May 10–16001,408
May 17–23002,542
May 24–30111,821
May 31 – Jun 600798
Jun 7–1300775
Jun 14–2022830
Jun 21–2700700
Jun 28 – Jul 400549
Jul 5–1100664
Jul 12–1811869
Jul 19–2500700
Jul 26 – Aug 100673
Aug 2–800613
Aug 9–1500871
Aug 16–2200807
Aug 23–29111,289
Aug 30 – Sep 5112,925
Sep 6–12002,530
Sep 13–19002,417
Sep 20–26211,530
Sep 27 – Oct 3001,628
Oct 4–10111,836
Oct 11–17001,920
Oct 18–2400825
Oct 25–3100930
Nov 1–700881
Nov 8–1400846
Nov 15–2100573
Nov 22–2800536
Nov 29 – Dec 500270
Dec 6–1200982
Dec 13–1900158
Dec 20–2600106
Dec 27 – Jan 20095

In Ohio

Mid-March to mid-October, middle week Jun 7–13

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,778 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 942 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Pond Slider in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Pond SliderYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17115,146
Jan 18–24114,645
Jan 25–31224,698
Feb 1–7326,023
Feb 8–14315,888
Feb 15–21215,436
Feb 22–281566,846
Mar 1–71668,321
Mar 8–1432610,384
Mar 15–2144712,620
Mar 22–2827713,949
Mar 29 – Apr 437719,661
Apr 5–1142826,860
Apr 12–1890939,925
Apr 19–25711041,623
Apr 26 – May 286856,391
May 3–985952,952
May 10–16811053,785
May 17–2376957,698
May 24–3062954,651
May 31 – Jun 668953,099
Jun 7–1371953,700
Jun 14–2069756,625
Jun 21–2761855,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4491058,477
Jul 5–1138961,336
Jul 12–1854964,722
Jul 19–2532769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 133959,416
Aug 2–833859,712
Aug 9–1530955,994
Aug 16–2228854,328
Aug 23–2933951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 561957,167
Sep 6–1243959,075
Sep 13–19591054,543
Sep 20–2661945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 334943,180
Oct 4–1028937,841
Oct 11–1746730,824
Oct 18–2419721,156
Oct 25–3115619,021
Nov 1–712614,172
Nov 8–1415712,621
Nov 15–21337,965
Nov 22–28228,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12116,004
Dec 13–19225,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2228,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Painted Turtle Chrysemys pictaOften confused in Ohio: 130 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • River Cooter Pseudemys concinnaOften confused in Ohio: 42 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Northern Map Turtle Graptemys geographicaOften confused in Ohio: 32 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Northern Red-bellied Cooter Pseudemys rubriventrisOften confused in Ohio: 15 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina388 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed50%49%
Forest21%31%
Open water16%3%
Wetland7%5%
Farmland3%11%
Grassland and shrub3%0.9%
Barren0.7%0.6%

From 873 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Trachemys scripta elegansRed-eared slidersubspecies
  • Trachemys scripta scriptasubspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the Pond Slider's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,778 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.