You can't visibly distinguish ears on them but they can definitely hear you. I've had my two yellow bellied sliders for about 2 or 3 years now and they come swimming to me when I call their names.
They are native to the southeastern United States from southeastern Virginia down to Florida. Their habitat includes slow-moving rivers, swamps, marshes and flood-plains.
The upper shell is brown and black, often with yellow stripes. The skin is an olive green color with patches of yellow down the neck and legs. The bottom shell is mostly yellow with green spots along...