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
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
, there are two sub-species which are accepted:
[
*''M. leprosa leprosa'' ]
Gallery
Saharan pond turtle (Mauremys leprosa saharica) male.jpg, male ''M. l. saharica'', Morocco
Saharan pond turtles (Mauremys leprosa saharica) adults and juvenile.jpg, adults and juvenile ''M. l. saharica'', Morocco
Mediterranean Pond Turtle (Mauremys leprosa) (26388139170).jpg, swimming
Mauremys leprosa 01.JPG, Juvenile
Distribution
''Mauremys leprosa'' is native to the western mainland Mediterranean Basin
In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin (; also known as the Mediterranean Region or sometimes Mediterranea) is the region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have mostly a Mediterranean climate, with mild to cool, rainy winters and w ...
, 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).
References
Bibliography
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Mauremys
Turtles of Africa
Turtles of Europe
Reptiles described in 1812
Taxa named by August Friedrich Schweigger
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN