The Meso-American slider (Trachemys venusta)[1][2] is a species of turtle belonging to the family Emydidae.

The species is distributed from Mexico to Colombia.

[2] The species Trachemys venusta is found from southeastern Mexico to northwestern Colombia.

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Trachemys.

The subspecific name, grayi, is in honor of British herpetologist John Edward Gray.