Turtles (four taxa including box turtles, snapping turtles, slider turtles, and painted turtles)

They share the reservoir with painted snapper and red slider turtles.

For no reason should yellow bellied slider turtles be put in an aquarium with other turtles, due to the risk of injury resulting from territorial dispute.

She said the lake's eco-balance had been further disturbed by people dumping unwanted pet turtles, mostly red-ear slider turtles native to the Mississippi region, into the lake.

The researchers also found that 8.7 million farmed North American red-eared slider turtles accounted for 93.2 percent of American reptile exports in 1997.

The red-eared slider turtle is banned in the European Union and South Africa as an invasive species.

(The most common import was the green iguana; the most common export was the red-eared slider turtle.)

"Pet stores were selling four-inch red-eared slider turtles called Leonardo for under $10," he said.

Other animals able to survive long periods without oxygen include the goldfish, the red-eared slider turtle, the wood frog, and the bar-headed goose.

Also, some animals like the Red-eared slider turtle are benefited of having those lights fitted on their aquariums.