#mauremys

[herpsandbirds]

Saharan Pond Turtle (Mauremys leprosa saharica), family Geoemydidae, Morocco

This is a subspecies of the Spanish Pond Turtle.

photograph by Przemysław Zdunek 

[sundarsunya]

The Vietnamese Pond Turtle (Mauremys annamensis) is one of the most endangered chelonian species in the world. It is only found in freshwater streams and ponds of Central Vietnam, where it faces threats such as habitat loss and over-exploitation. 

Photo: Wildlife Reserves Singapore

[herpsandbirds]

Saharan Pond Turtle (Mauremys leprosa saharica), male, family Geoemydidae, Morocco

This is a subspecies of the Spanish Pond Turtle.

photograph by Charles J. Sharp 

[saritawolf]

Vietnamese Pond Turtle (Mauremys annamensis) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost

[drhoz]

#2589 - Mauremys reevesii - Chinese Pond Turtle

AKA Chinese three-keeled pond turtle, or Reeves' turtle.

A freshwater Geoemydid (formerly Batagurid) turtle native to East Asia, but poached almost to extinction in the wild. Happily, breeds well in captivity. Unhappily, it breeds well with any other turtle remotely related to it.

The shell may be yellowish-brown to a dark brown or black, and the skin can range from an olive or grey-green to black. Oddly enough, the overwhelming majority of adult males in New Zealand are jet black, including their eyes, a colour scheme they develop at 4-5 years of age. They can easily reach 20 years of age with good care.

Extensively farmed in China, mostly for the shells that are used in 'traditional medicine'. The species was also heavily used in Shang Dynasty divination rites. The prediction for any turtle due to be so used was presumably 'Not Good'.

Hokitika National kiwi Centre, Aotearoa New Zealand

[volpinarena]

Mauremys: no no no, you do NOT want me to navigate, I'll end up navigating us off a cliff.

Harlequin Harmony: Can you navigate yourself off a cliff?

Chat Noir: now now, we need Mauremys on the team she shouldn't do that!

Harlequin Harmony: Shut the fuck up, Cat boy

[ttmk-japan]

クサガメ 別名ゼニガメ 【学名】Mauremys reevesii 車で走行中に道の真ん中に黒い物体を発見！ 降りて見に行くと亀🐢～ 撮影しようとしてる間に亀🐢💨💨猛ダッシュ🚄💨💨 いや～本気の亀走り見ました～笑 撮影しだすとテクテク歩きに 久々にクサガメを見ました 田んぼから道路横断して、また田んぼへ 子供の頃はイシガメやクサガメをいっぱい見たんですがね～ #Japan kochi #Mauremys reevesii #クサガメ #ゼニガメ #Pokemon #zenigame https://www.instagram.com/p/B1auw9YAeov/?igshid=zhrysf3ewg9l

[typhlonectes]

Turtle Conservancy:

The Vietnamese Pond Turtle (Mauremys annamensis) is a Critically Endangered species of turtle from central Vietnam.

Unfortunately, the small range that the species inhabits is a prime location for rice production; vast areas of central Vietnam are continuously cleared and transformed for agricultural expansion and development. The tiny population of these turtles is also under constant threat from unsustainable hunting and illegal trade.