Japanese pond turtle

Summary

Japanese pond turtle is a taxon^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Japanese pond turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Japanese pond turtle is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Japanese pond turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened^[5].
• Japanese pond turtle is classified within Mauremys^[6].
• Japanese pond turtle is endemic to Japan^[7].
• Japanese pond turtle's scientific name is Mauremys japonica^[8].
• Japanese pond turtle's Commons category is recorded as Mauremys japonica^[9].
• Japanese pond turtle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mauremys japonica^[10].
• Japanese pond turtle's original combination is recorded as Emys vulgaris japonica^[11].
• Japanese pond turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese Pond Turtle'}^[12].
• Japanese pond turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ニホンイシガメ'}^[13].
• Japanese pond turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '日本石龜'}^[14].
• Japanese pond turtle's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[15].
• Japanese pond turtle's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}^[16].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Japanese pond turtle is Mauremys japonica^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Mauremys^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese Pond Turtle'}^[12], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ニホンイシガメ'}^[13], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '日本石龜'}^[14].

Distribution

Japanese pond turtle is endemic to Japan^[7].

Identifiers

Japanese pond turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 68338^[17]. Japanese pond turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 176196^[18]. Japanese pond turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1055873^[19]. Japanese pond turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2443368^[20]. Japanese pond turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551930^[21].

Why It Matters

Japanese pond turtle has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]