Emys (European Pond Turtles)

Species in this group

NT

Emys orbicularis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Emys blandingii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~50%

May

~60%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see European Pond Turtles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 97 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~50%
	European Pond Turtle			~50%
2	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~50%
	European Pond Turtle			~50%
3	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~40%
	European Pond Turtle			~40%
4	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~10%
	Blanding's Turtle			~10%
5	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~10%
	European Pond Turtle			~10%
6	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	European Pond Turtle			~10%
7	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	<5%
	European Pond Turtle			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~10%
	European Pond Turtle			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
3	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
4	Skansen	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
5	Aquarium of Genoa	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
6	Chomutov Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
7	Zoo Hluboka	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
8	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
9	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
10	Nordens Ark	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
11	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
12	Nehru Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
13	Tierpark Sababurg	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
14	Squam Lakes Natural Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Nuremberg Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
17	Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 28 in Nürnberg	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
18	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Detroit Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Wildpark Leipzig	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
21	Hellabrunn Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
22	Yerevan Zoo	🇦🇲 Armenia	In captivity
23	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
24	Twycross Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
25	Zoo Knoxville	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Chișinău Zoo	🇲🇩 Moldova	In captivity
27	Virginia Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
29	Zoo de La Flèche	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
30	Parc Zoologique et Botanique de Mulhouse	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
31	Maine Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Ljubljana Zoo	🇸🇮 Slovenia	In captivity
33	Karlsruhe Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
34	Riverview Park & Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
35	Opel-Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
36	Łódź Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
37	Kharkiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
38	Bison Prairie	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	The Zoological Garden of Polish Fauna	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
40	Faunia	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
41	bioparco	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
42	Podilskyi Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
43	Tiergarten Straubing	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
44	Tierpark Röhrensee	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
45	Aquazoo Friesland	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
46	La Ferme aux crocodiles	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
47	Lincoln Children's Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Baku Zoo	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	In captivity
50	Oasi Naturalistica di Sant'Alessio	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity

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European Pond Turtles

Species in this group

European Pond Turtle

Blanding's Turtle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see European Pond Turtles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found