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European Pond Turtle - Emys orbicularis - Europese Moerasschildpad
South- and Central-Europe, Turkey, West-Asia and Northwest-Africa.
The following 13 subspecies are being recognized:
Emys orbicularis orbicularis - Central-Europe, from Germany to North-Spain, Croatia, Russia and Turkmenistan;
Emys orbicularis persica - North-Iran to Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan;
Emys orbicularis iberica - Caspian coast from Dagestan to East-Transcaucasia;
Emys orbicularis eiselti - Southeast-Turkey and Syria;
Emys orbicularis luteofusca - Central-Anatolia in Turkey;
Emys orbicularis colchica - Northeast coastal Turkey;
Emys orbicularis hellenica - Balkan Peninsula, Italy, Sicily and Aegean Turkey;
Emys orbicularis fritzjuergenobstii - Portugal, Spain, South-France and Thyrrenian coast of Italy;
Emys orbicularis galloitalica - Northeast-Spain, South-France and Italy;
Emys orbicularis ingauna - Italy;
Emys orbicularis capolongoi - Sardinia;
Emys orbicularis lanzai - Corsica;
Emys orbicularis occidentalis - Morocco, Algeria and North-Tunesia.
Of this species there are also Zoo Photo's available.