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A yellow-bellied slider hanging out between two red-eared sliders. The red-ears are native to Texas but not the yellow-bellied. She is probably an escaped or released pet now thriving in the wild. They are the same species but different subspecies. And easy to tell apart.
Female Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
Male & Female Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)

Trachemys scripta scripta Female yellow bellied slider yellow bellied slider slider turtle aquatic turtle reptile herp water turtle non native white rock lake dallas texas reinhart branch basking sunning log female turtle escaped or released pet Trachemys scripta elegans red eared slider sliders male turtle close up male red eared slider female red eared slider melanistic turtle melanistic melanistic male red eared slider reflection driftwood sociable