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.

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

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)
Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.111–000.112
Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 230–231. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755. S2CID 87809001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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.

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[IUCN-1] 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)

[Rhodin111-2-2] Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.111–000.112

[Fritz_2007-3] Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 230–231. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755. S2CID 87809001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

[RDB-4] Mauremys leprosa at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 September 2020.