Emys orbicularis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	TESTUDINES	EMYDIDAE

Scientific Name:

Emys orbicularis

Species Authority:

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Name/s:

English	–	European Pond Turtle
French	–	Cistude D'Europe
Spanish	–	galápago europeo

Synonym/s:

Emys orbicularis subspecies capolongoi Fritz, 1995

Emys orbicularis subspecies colchica Fritz, 1994

Emys orbicularis subspecies eiselti Fritz, Baran, Budak & Amthauer, 1998

Emys orbicularis subspecies fritzjuergenobsti Fritz, 1993

Emys orbicularis subspecies galloitalica Fritz, 1995

Emys orbicularis subspecies hellenica (Valenciennes in Bibron & Bory de Saint-Vicent, 1832)

Emys orbicularis subspecies hispanica Fritz, Keller & Budde, 1996

Emys orbicularis subspecies iberica Eichwald, 1831

Emys orbicularis subspecies ingauna Jesu, Piombo, Salvidio, Lamagni, Ortale & Genta, 2004

Emys orbicularis subspecies lanzai Fritz, 1995

Emys orbicularis subspecies luteofusca Fritz, 1989

Emys orbicularis subspecies occidentalis Fritz, 1993

Emys orbicularis subspecies persica Eichwald, 1831

Testudo europaea Schneider, 1783

Testudo orbicularis Linnaeus, 1758

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3
Year Published:	1996
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor/s:	Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: Albania; Algeria; Armenia (Armenia); Austria; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czech Republic; France; Georgia; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Ireland; Italy; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Malta; Moldova; Monaco; Montenegro; Morocco; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia (Serbia); Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Ukraine Introduced: Belgium; Luxembourg; United Kingdom
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Countries:

Native:

Albania; Algeria; Armenia (Armenia); Austria; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czech Republic; France; Georgia; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Ireland; Italy; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Malta; Moldova; Monaco; Montenegro; Morocco; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia (Serbia); Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Ukraine

Introduced:

Belgium; Luxembourg; United Kingdom

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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Semi-aquatic - ponds, lakes, brooks, streams, rivers, drainage canals.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Citation:	Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Emys orbicularis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2013.
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