Species of turtle
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The Maranhão slider (Trachemys adiutrix), also commonly known as the Brazilian slider, or Carvalho's slider, is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae.
Geographic range.
"Trachemys adiutrix" is endemic to northeastern Brazil. One of its English common names refers to the Brazilian state of Maranhão, but it also occurs in the Brazilian state of Piauí.
Etymology.
The specific name, "adiutrix", which is Latin feminine for "helper", comes in honor of Dr. Maria do Socorro Pinheiro, field companion of Vanzolini. Her surname, Socorro, means "help" in Portuguese.
The eponym, Carvalho's slider, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist .
Taxonomy.
"T. adiutrix" is sometimes considered a subspecies of "T. dorbigni" as "T. dorbigni adiutrix", which may have been introduced.
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Further reading.
 Data related to at Wikispecies