Emys orbicularis
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In 3 days ~90% 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 Kiskunság National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a European Pond Turtle sighting in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, based on 89 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 6 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a European Pond Turtle in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and December–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.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate European Pond Turtle sightings, Kiskunság National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come 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 Kiskunság National Park (89 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.
