Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Reptilia > Order Testudines > Suborder Cryptodira > Superfamily Testudinoidea > Family Emydidae > Genus Emys

Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Testudo Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Emys*	Duméril & Bibron, 1806	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Testudo orbicularis*	Linnaeus, 1758	objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: breshkujca; breshkujca europiane; breshkujësja sources: DHORA, DH. 2008: Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Bulgarian: Obiknovenа blаtnа kostenurkа; Обикновена блатна костенурка; Обикновенна блатна костенурка sources: Bulgarian PESI focal point

Danish: Europæisk sumpskildpadde sources: Denmark PESI focal point

Dutch: Europese moerasschildpad; Europese moerrasschildpad sources: Dutch Species Register

English: European pond terrapin; Черепаха болотяна sources: Domina, Gianniantonio (University Palermo, Department Botanical Sciences (DPCE))

English-United States: European Pond Terrapin sources: Charles Hussey

French: Cistude d'Europe

German: Europäische Sumpfschildkröte sources: Germany PESI focal point

Greek: Βαλτοχελώνα sources: Greek PESI focal point

Italian: Testuggine d'acqua o palustre; Testuggine palustre sources: italian PESI focal point

Lithuanian: balinis vėžlys

Norwegian Bokmål: europeisk sumpskilpadde

Norwegian Nynorsk: europeisk sumpskjelpadde

Polish: Żółw błotny sources: Poland PESI focal point

Romanian: Ţestoasa de apă sources: Romania PESI focal point

Russian: черепаха болотная европейская sources: Russian PESI focal point

Slovenian: močvirska sklednica sources: Slovenian PESI focal point

Spanish, Castillian: Galápago europeo sources: spanish PESI focal point

Turkish: Benekli kaplumbaga; Benekli kaplumbağa sources: Turkish PESI focal point

Ukrainian: Черепаха болотяна

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Citation

Prof. Alain Dubois. Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=214787

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2004-05-10 by Prof. Alain Dubois

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