European pond terrapin
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| Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
The European pond terrapin (also European pond turtle or European pond tortoise), Emys orbicularis is a turtle found in southern and central Europe, West Asia and North Africa.
It lives in and around slow-flowing water and hibernates for up to seven months of the year at the bottom of the water. Its shell is brown with a hint of green, spotted yellow.
The common European pond terrapin is sometimes described as the subspecies Emys orbicularis orbicularis to distinguish it from the Suedkaspi Pond Turtle (Emys obicularis orientalis) and may also incorporate one or more Caucasian subspecies which has not been fully described.
