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Western Caspian Turtle

Mauremys rivulata

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Greece.January 7, February 7, March 31, April 145, May 181, June 86, July 75, August 77, September 53, October 65, November 7, December 6.
Greece740
Turkey343
Israel320
Egean258
Macedonia-Thrace173
Northern District168
Crete158
Antalya121
Peloponisos-W. Greece & Ionian80
Muğla73

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

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

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Western Caspian Turtle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.