Mesoamerican Slider vs. Pond Slider

Both live in the resacas and canals of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. A: A broad yellow to orange stripe behind the eye; no red patch in the Mesoamerican Slider; a red (or yellow) patch behind the eye in the Pond Slider. B: A big dark-centred eye-spot (ocellus) on each side plate in the Mesoamerican Slider; yellow bars and lines on the side plates in the Pond Slider. Released Pond Sliders and Mesoamerican Sliders can hybridise in the Valley.

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