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European Pond Turtle
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

European Pond Turtle

Emys orbicularis

The European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis), also called the European pond terrapin and European pond tortoise, is a long-living freshwater species of turtle.

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

European Pond Turtle in Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte / 3 Die Amphibien

Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte / 3 Die Amphibien

Wilhelm, Gottlieb Tobias · 1794 · p.389

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 39867.