Spanish pond turtle

Spanish pond turtle

Female M. l. saharica in Morocco
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Mauremys
Species:	M. leprosa
Binomial name
*Mauremys leprosa* Schweigger, 1812^[2]

Synonyms^[3]
List Emys leprosa Schweigger, 1812 Emys lutescens Schweigger, 1812 Emys marmorea Spix, 1824 Clemmys sigriz Michahelles, 1829 Emys vulgaris Gray, 1831 Emys sigritzii Gray, 1831 (ex errore) Terrapene sigriz — Bonaparte, 1832 Emys sigriz — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Clemmys (Clemmys) leprosa — Fitzinger, 1835 Clemmys (Clemmys) lutescens — Fitzinger, 1835 Emys laticeps Gray, 1854 Emys fuliginosus Gray, 1860 Clemmys fuliginosa — Strauch, 1862 Clemmys laticeps — Strauch, 1862 Clemmys marmorea — Strauch, 1862 Emys flavipes Gray, 1869 Emys fraseri Gray, 1869 Mauremys fuliginosa — Gray, 1869 Mauremys laniaria Gray, 1869 Emys laniaria — Gray, 1870 Eryma laticeps — Gray, 1870 Emys lamaria Gray, 1873 (ex errore) Emys caspica var. leprosa — Boettger, 1874 Clemmys caspica sigriz — Bedriaga, 1882 Clemmys caspica leprosa — Bedriaga, 1890 Mauremys caspica leprosa — Młynarski, 1969 Mauremys leprosa — Bour, 1978 Mauremys leprosa atlantica Schleich, 1996 Mauremys leprosa erhardi Schleich, 1996 Mauremys leprosa marokkensis Schleich, 1996 Mauremys leprosa wernerkaestlei Schleich, 1996 Mauremys leprosa leprosa — McCord, 1997 Mauremys leprosa erhardii — Fritz, Barata, Busack, Fritzsch & Castilho, 2006 (ex errore) Mauremys leprosa saharica Emys fraseri Gray, 1869 (partim, nomen dubium) Mauremys leprosa saharica Schleich, 1996 Mauremys leprosa zizi Schleich, 1996 Mauremys leprosa vanmeerhaeghei Bour & Maran, 1999 Mauremys leprosa vanmerhaeghei Bour & Maran, 1999 (ex errore) Mauremys leprosa vanmeerhaghei Fritz, Fritzsch, Lehr, Ducotterd & A. Müller, 2005 (ex errore)

The Iberian pond turtle (Mauremys leprosa), also known as the Mediterranean pond turtle or Mediterranean turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa.

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Subspecies

Including the nominotypical subspecies, there are two sub-species which are accepted:^[4]

M. leprosa leprosa (Schweigger, 1812)^[2] – Iberian pond turtle
M. leprosa saharica Schleich, 1996^[2] – Saharan pond turtle

Gallery

male M. l. saharica, Morocco
adults and juvenile M. l. saharica, Morocco
swimming
Juvenile

Distribution

Mauremys leprosa is native to the western mainland Mediterranean Basin, stretching from the tip of southern France to the northwestern Maghreb (in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya). It is most frequent in the southern half of the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b van Dijk, P.P., Mateo Miras, J.A., Cheylan, M., Joger, U., Sá-Sousa, P. & Pérez-Mellado, V. (2004). "Mauremys leprosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T158468A5199555. Retrieved 5 March 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.111–000.112
^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 230–231. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755. S2CID 87809001.
^ Mauremys leprosa at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 September 2020.

Bibliography

Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-15.

Family Geoemydidae

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Anapsida
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae

Genera

Species of the family Geoemydidae

†Banhxeochelys

†Banhxeochelys trani

Batagur

Cuora

Cyclemys

†Echmatemys

†Echmatemys septaria
†Echmatemys stevensoniana
†Echmatemys wyomingensis

Geoclemys

Black pond turtle

Geoemyda

Hardella

Brahminy river turtle

Heosemys

Leucocephalon

Sulawesi forest turtle

Malayemys

Mauremys

Melanochelys

Morenia

Notochelys

Malayan flat-shelled turtle

Orlitia

Malaysian giant turtle

Pangshura

Rhinoclemmys

Sacalia

Siebenrockiella

Vijayachelys

Cane turtle

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct.

Testudines

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Diapsida
Order: Testudines

Genus

Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)

Cheloniidae	†Allopleuron Caretta †Carolinochelys Chelonia †Eochelone Eretmochelys †Gigantatypus †Glarichelys †Itilochelys Lepidochelys †Mexichelys †Miocaretta Natator †Pacifichelys †Syllomus †Tasbacka
Dermochelyidae	†Arabemys †Corsochelys †Cosmochelys Dermochelys †Eosphargis †Mesodermochelys †Psephophorus
	†Euclastes †Peritresius †Procolpochelys †Protosphargis †Puppigerus

Kinosternoidea

Dermatemydidae	Dermatemys
Kinosternidae	Claudius †Hoplochelys Kinosternon Staurotypus Sternotherus

Testudinoidea

Emydidae	†Acherontemys Chrysemys Clemmys Deirochelys Emys Actinemys Emydoidea Glyptemys Graptemys Malaclemys Pseudemys Terrapene Trachemys †Wilburemys
Geoemydidae	Batagur †Banhxeochelys Cuora Cyclemys Geoclemys Geoemyda Hardella Heosemys Leucocephalon Malayemys Mauremys Melanochelys Morenia Notochelys Orlitia Pangshura Rhinoclemmys Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys
Platysternidae	Platysternon
Testudinidae	Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Centrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis †Cymatholcus †Floridemys Geochelone Gopherus †Hadrianus †Hesperotestudo Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria †Megalochelys †Oligopherus Psammobates Pyxis †Solitudo Stigmochelys †Stylemys Testudo

Trionychia

Carettochelyidae	†Allaeochelys †Anosteira Carettochelys
Trionychidae	Amyda Apalone †Axestemys Chitra Cyclanorbis Cycloderma †Drazinderetes Dogania †Gilmoremys †Hutchemys †Khunnuchelys Lissemys Nilssonia Palea †Palaeoamyda Pelochelys Pelodiscus Rafetus Trionyx
	†Basilochelys †Sinaspideretes

Chelydridae	Chelydra †Chelydrops †Chelydropsis †Emarginachelys †Macrocephalochelys Macrochelys †Planiplastron †Protochelydra
†Nanhsiungchelyidae	†Anomalochelys †Basilemys †Jiangxichelys
†Protostegidae	†Alienochelys †Archelon †Atlantochelys †Bouliachelys †Calcarichelys †Cratochelone †Desmatochelys †Iserosaurus †Notochelone †Ocepechelon †Pneumatoarthrus †Protostega †Rhinochelys †Santanachelys †Terlinguachelys
	†Adocus †Argillochelys †Bashuchelys †Ctenochelys †Prionochelys †Toxochelys

Pleurodira

†Araripemydidae	†Araripemys
†Bothremydidae	†Araiochelys †Arenila †Azabbaremys †Bothremys †Cearachelys †Chedighaii †Chupacabrachelys †Eotaphrosphys †Foxemys †Galianemys †Ilatardia †Inaechelys †Itapecuruemys †Jainemys †Kinkonychelys †Kurmademys †Labrostochelys †Nigeremys †Phosphatochelys †Polysternon †Puentemys †Rosasia †Rhothonemys †Sankuchemys †Taphrosphys †Ummulisani †Zolhafah
Chelidae	Acanthochelys Chelodina Chelus Elseya Elusor Emydura Hydromedusa †Lomalatachelys Mesoclemmys Myuchelys Phrynops Platemys †Prochelidella Pseudemydura Rheodytes Rhinemys †Yaminuechelys
Pelomedusidae	Pelomedusa Pelusios
Podocnemididae	†Albertwoodemys †Bauruemys †Brontochelys †Caninemys †Carbonemys †Cerrejonemys †Cordichelys Erymnochelys †Lapparentemys †Latentemys Peltocephalus Podocnemis †Stupendemys
†Sahonachelyidae	†Sahonachelys †Sokatra