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European Pond Turtle, Emys orbicularis

Emys orbicularis European Pond Turtle
Emys orbicularis

Adult female

Photograph by Dorothy DeLisle

European Pond Turtle
Emys orbicularis

Adult male

Photograph by Dorothy DeLisle

Emys orbicularis
Emys orbicularis, male and female plastron

European Pond Turtle
Emys orbicularis

Plastron of the female (left) and male (right) shown above. Note the considerably thicker and longer tail of the male.

Photograph by Dorothy DeLisle

Hatchling European pond turtle Hatchling European pond turtle

Colorful young. Greece.

Photographs by James Buskirk

European pond turtle European pond turtle
 
European Pond Turtle, Emys orbicularis

Carapace (left) and plastron (right) of a wild adult female from Bitola, Macedonia.

Photographs by James Buskirk

Related text:
European Pond Turtle, Emys orbicularis by Diane Levine
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