Emys orbicularis
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis), also called commonly the European pond terrapin and the European pond tortoise, is a species of long-living freshwater turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to the Western Palearctic.
Emys orbicularis capolongoi Fritz, 1995 – Sardinian pond turtle Emys orbicularis colchica Fritz, 1994 – Colchis pond turtle Emys orbicularis eiselti Fritz, Baran, Budak & Amthauer, 1998 – Eiselt's pond turtle Emys orbicularis fritzjuergenobstii Fritz, 1993 – Obst's pond turtle
Emys orbicularis galloitalica Fritz, 1995 – Italian pond turtle Emys orbicularis hellenica (Valenciennes, 1832) – Western Turkey pond turtle Emys orbicularis hispanica Fritz, Keller & Budde, 1996 – Spanish pond turtle Emys orbicularis iberica Eichwald, 1831 – Kura Valley pond turtle
Emys orbicularis ingauna Jesu, Piombo, Salvidio, Lamagni, Ortale & Genta, 2004 - Ligurian pond turle Emys orbicularis lanzai Fritz, 1995 – Corsican pond turtle Emys orbicularis luteofusca Fritz, 1989 – Central Turkey pond turtle
Emys orbicularis occidentalis Fritz, 1993 – North African pond turtle Emys orbicularis orbicularis... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany |
No species of the same family or order lives in Camargue, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a European Pond Turtle sighting in Camargue on a given day, based on 199 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a European Pond Turtle in Camargue on a given day, against under 5% in January and November, the lowest months. That is one of Camargue's wettest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 10 mm in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most European Pond Turtle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate European Pond Turtle sightings, Camargue ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 50%) and Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the European Pond Turtle is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Camargue (199 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
