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Emys orbicularis
European Pond Turtle - Emys orbicularis - Linnaeus, 1758
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Scientific name: Emys orbicularis
Common name: European Pond Turtle
Taxonomy:
Species: Emys orbicularis - Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies: Emys orbicularis capolongoi – Sardinian pond turtle
Emys orbicularis colchica – Colchis pond turtle
Emys orbicularis eiselti – Eiselt's pond turtle
Emys orbicularis fritzjuergenobstii – Obst's pond turtle
Emys orbicularis galloitalica – Italian pond turtle
Emys orbicularis hellenica – Western Turkey pond turtle
Emys orbicularis hispanica – Spanish pond turtle
Emys orbicularis iberica – Kura Valley pond turtle
Emys orbicularis lanzai – Corsican pond turtle
Emys orbicularis luteofusca – Central Turkey pond turtle
Emys orbicularis occidentalis – North African pond turtle
Emys orbicularis orbicularis – Common European pond turtle
Emys orbicularis orientalis – Suedkaspi pond turtle
Emys orbicularis persica – Eastern pond turtle
IUCN Status: Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3
References:
Arnold, E.N. 2003. Reptiles and amphibians of Europe. Princeton University Press., Princeton and Oxford;
Boulenger, George A. 1890. A list of the reptiles and batrachians of Amoorland [Russia] Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 5: 137-144;
Council of Europe. 2003. Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. Group of experts on the conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles. Mälmo (Sweden), 26-27 September 2003. Report T-PVS (2003) 18.
Fuhn, I. & S. Vancea, 1961: Fauna Republicii Române, 14. Reptilia (Testoase, Sopârle, Serpi). Bucuresti;
Gasc, J.-P., A. Cabela, J. Crnobrnja-Isailovic, D. Dolmen, K. Grossenbacher, P. Haffner, J. Lescure, H. Martens, J.P. Martinez-Rica, H. Maurin, M.E. Oliveira, T.S. Sofianidou, M. Veith & A. Zuiderwijk, 1997: Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles in Europe. - Societas Europaea Herpetologica und Muséum National d'Historie Naturelle (IEGB/SPN), Paris;
IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. ;
Szczerbak, N.N. 2003. Guide to the Reptiles of the Eastern Palearctic. Krieger, Malabar, FL, 260 pp.;
Sos, T. 2008. Review of recent taxonomic and nomenclatural changes in European Amphibia and Reptilia related to Romanian herpetofauna. Herpetologica Romanica 2: 61-91;
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