Name
Mauremys leprosa
Spanish pond turtle
Framing
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Mauremys
Species: leprosa
Habitat
Freshwater
Feeding
Predator
Distribution
Southwest Europe and Northwest Africa.
Conservation status
Not listed globally, but in Spain considered vulnerable (VU).
Additional information
Flattened carapace. Interdigital membranes. With inguinal plates
Additional information
Bibliography
- Salvador, A., Pleguezuelos, J.M. y Reque, R. (2021). Guía de los Anfibios y Reptiles de España. Edita Sociedad Herpetológica Española