European Pond Terrapin
Emys orbicularis
A study in eastern Poland found ampicillin resistance among Aeromonas isolates from turtles and water.[3][4]
Size and lifespan
Appearance
Its shell is dark, and yellow spots mark the head and legs.[4]
Life
It lives in freshwater, and females lay eggs in nests on land.[4]
A study in eastern Poland examined 74 turtles and 15 water samples. It identified five Aeromonas species among 42 isolates; every tested isolate was resistant to ampicillin.[3]
Places
Native range · Europe, western Asia and North Africa[4]
It occurs in southern, central and eastern Europe, western Asia and parts of Mediterranean North Africa.
Sources
- Catalogue of Life 2026-09-25 XR
Catalogue of Life · 2026-10-13
- AnimalTraits: body mass, metabolic rate and brain size (Herberstein et al., 2022)
Herberstein et al. / Zenodo · 2026-10-27
- Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern of Aeromonas spp. Colonizing European Pond Turtles Emys orbicularis and Their Natural Environment. First Study from Poland
Animals 11(10), 2772; MDPI / Europe PMC · 2026-10-25
- European pond turtle
Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia · 2026-10-25
- ReptTraits v4: reported total, snout–vent and straight carapace lengths (Oskyrko et al., 2024)
Oskyrko, Mi, Meiri and Du / Figshare · 2026-10-27