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title: "Tortuga China de Estanque"
description: "Mauremys reevesii — Reptiles. Mauremys reevesii, commonly known as the Chinese pond turtle, the Chinese three-keeled pond turtle, or Reeves' turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae, a family which was formerly called Bataguridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/chinese-pond-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Tortuga China de Estanque

> Mauremys reevesii — Reptiles. Mauremys reevesii, commonly known as the Chinese pond turtle, the Chinese three-keeled pond turtle, or Reeves' turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae, a family which was formerly called Bataguridae.

- Scientific name: *Mauremys reevesii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos y ríos), `zoo` (Zoo y mascotas)
- iNaturalist observations: 1893
- Wikidata: [Q495153](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q495153)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39913](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39913)

## Names

- en: Chinese Pond Turtle
- de: Chinesische Dreikielschildkröte
- es: Tortuga China de Estanque
- fr: Émyde de Reeves
- nl: Chinese driekielschildpad
- pl: Żółw chiński

## Countries with the most observations

JP (772), CN (312), KR (89), HK (83), TW (42), ES (31), PT (20), IT (16), DE (13), DK (9), VN (8), MO (4)

## Summary

Mauremys reevesii, commonly known as the Chinese pond turtle, the Chinese three-keeled pond turtle, or Reeves' turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae, a family which was formerly called Bataguridae. The species is native to East Asia.
Alongside the Chinese softshell turtle, it is one of the two most commonly found species used for divination that have been recovered from Shang dynasty sites.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_pond_turtle

## Photo

![Tortuga China de Estanque](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chinese-pond-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: 周铮 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244710851

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chinese-pond-turtle?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).