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Turtle Species
Caspian Turtle
Mauremys caspica
- Scientific nameMauremys caspica
- Japanese nameカスピイシガメ
- FamilyAsian pond turtles (Geoemydidae)
- Max carapace length25 cm
- Longest recorded lifespan24 years
- DietOmnivorous
- LifestyleAquatic
- iNaturalist observations648
About this species
The Caspian turtle, also known as the striped-neck terrapin, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (=Bataguridae). It is found in west Asia, in Iran and central Turkey, northward to the Republic of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Russia (Dagestan), eastward to southwestern Turkmenistan, and in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain.
Source: Wikipedia「Caspian turtle」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
