Emys orbicularis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 Fertő-Hanság National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Pond Turtle sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 7 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a European Pond Turtle in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to January, the lowest months.
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.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate European Pond Turtle sightings, Fertő-Hanság National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 50%), Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 50%) and Camargue (France, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the European Pond Turtle is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Fertő-Hanság National Park (38 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.
