European pond turtle

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q187036
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European pond turtle

Summary

European pond turtle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (879 views/month, #1,451 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • European pond turtle received the reptile/amphibian of the year[3].
  • European pond turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • European pond turtle is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • European pond turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[6].
  • European pond turtle belongs to the parent taxon Emys[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, European pond turtle is Emys orbicularis[8].
  • European pond turtle's Commons category is recorded as Emys orbicularis[9].
  • European pond turtle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Emys orbicularis[10].
  • European pond turtle's Commons gallery is recorded as Emys orbicularis[11].
  • European pond turtle's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[12].
  • European pond turtle's original combination is recorded as Testudo orbicularis[13].
  • European pond turtle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. orbicularis'}[14].
  • European pond turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European pond turtle'}[15].
  • European pond turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Galápago Europeo'}[16].
  • European pond turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Cistude d'Europe"}[17].
  • European pond turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Pond Turtle'}[18].
  • European pond turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'želva bahenní'}[19].
  • European pond turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'europese moerasschildpad'}[20].
  • European pond turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'cistude deurope'}[21].
  • European pond turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'swamp turtle'}[22].
  • European pond turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Europäische Sumpfschildkröte'}[23].
  • European pond turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'europeisk sumpskilpadde'}[24].
  • European pond turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'sapuconchu européu'}[25].
  • European pond turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Европейская болотная черепаха'}[26].
  • European pond turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'močvirska sklednica'}[27].

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Classification

European pond turtle's scientific name is Emys orbicularis[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Emys[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Galápago Europeo'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Cistude d'Europe"}[17], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'želva bahenní'}[19], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'europese moerasschildpad'}[20], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'cistude deurope'}[21].

Identifiers

European pond turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39867[28]. European pond turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 82168[29]. European pond turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1056912[30]. European pond turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8909809[31]. European pond turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551943[32].

Why It Matters

European pond turtle ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (879 views/month, #1,451 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did European pond turtle receive?

Honors received include reptile/amphibian of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . dght.de. Retrieved . dght.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Emys
    Status in the red list of threatened species in the czech republic data deficient
    Original combination Testudo orbicularis
    Taxon rank species
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