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A sunbathing slider

24 Thursday Sep 2026

Posted by sconzani in reptiles

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invasive terrapin, Roath Park Lake, terrapins in Roath Park Lake, Trachemys scripta scripta, Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta, Yellow-bellied slider, Yellow-bellied terrapin

I know I’ve blogged about Cardiff’s ‘Mutant Ninja Turtle’-phase remnants before but, when I spotted this Yellow-bellied slider (Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta) during a recent visit to Roath Park Lake, I couldn’t resist taking more photographs, particularly as he was sitting atop an old Coot’s nest very close to the lake’s edge and had such a haughty look on its face.

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