Basic information

Emys orbicularis

European Pond Turtle

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumChordata

ClassReptiles

OrderTurtles

FamilyPond turtles

GenusPond turtles

Czech name: Želva bahenní
English name: European Pond Turtle
Alternative names: Barska kornjača, Eastern Pond Turtle, Eiselt’s Pond Turtle, Europäische Sumpfschildkröte, European Pond Terrapin, Franco-Italian Pond Turtle, Hellenic Pond Turtle, Iberian Pond Turtle, Ligurian Pond Turtle, Magreb Pond Turtle, Moerasschildpad, Obst’s Pond Turtle, Swamp turtle, Testuggine palustre europea, Болотная черепаха
Synonyms: Cistuda hellenica, Cistudo anhaltina, Cistudo hellenica, Emys, Emys antiquorum, Emys europaea maculosa, Emys europaea var. concolor, Emys europaea var. maculosa, Emys europaea var. punctata, Emys europaea var. sparsa, Emys hofmanni, Emys iberica, Emys lutaria borealis, Emys lutaria taurica, Emys orbicularis aralensis, Emys orbicularis atra, Emys orbicularis capolongoi, Emys orbicularis colchica, Emys orbicularis fritzjuergenobsti, Emys orbicularis hellenica, Emys orbicularis hispanica, Emys orbicularis hoffmani, Emys orbicularis iberica, Emys orbicularis kurae, Emys orbicularis lanzai, Emys orbicularis luteofusca, Emys orbicularis orientalis, Emys tigris, Emys turfa, Testudo europaea, Testudo lutaria, Testudo lutraria, Testudo orbicularis, Testudo punctata, Testudo rotunda, Testudo terrestris