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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.
Subspecies
The following 14 subspecies are recognized as being valid.
Emys orbicularis capolongoi Fritz, 1995 – Sardinian pond turtle
Emys orbicularis colchica Fritz, 1994 – Colchis pond turtle
Emys orbicularis eiselti Fritz, Baran [tr], Budak [tr] & 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 (Linnaeus, 1758) – common European pond turtle
Emys orbicularis persica Eichwald, 1831 – Eastern pond turtle
