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Mediterranean Turtle

Mauremys leprosa

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 32, February 76, March 193, April 311, May 258, June 159, July 78, August 77, September 93, October 56, November 47, December 30.
Spain1,410
Portugal678
Andalucía606
Morocco365
Cataluña/Catalunya209
Comunidad de Madrid207
FARO172
Extremadura162
Marrakech-Safi124
BEJA104

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderTurtles and Tortoises · Testudines
FamilyEurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles · Geoemydidae
GenusOld World Pond Turtles and Allies · Mauremys

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