Red-eared Slider Turtle Trachemys Scripta, 2. Stock Image

Although the Red eared slider turtle is native to Southern United States and Northern Mexico, it has become invasive through out the United Sates and the rest of the world. This in part because it is the most common pet turtle, with a lot of them having been released into the wild.The popularity of the Red eared slider turtle only increased in the late 1980`s with the popularity of the comic book and TV series `Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles`, when it was learned they were also Red eared slider turtles.