アカミミガメ

noun

pond slider; red-eared slider

Refers to the turtle species Trachemys scripta, especially the red-eared slider subspecies commonly kept as a pet and invasive in many regions.

• 公こう園えんの池いけにアカミミガメがたくさんいる。

  There are many red-eared sliders in the park pond.

• アカミミガメは外がい来らい種しゅとして問もん題だいになっている。

  The red-eared slider is a problem as an invasive species.