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title: "Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle"
description: "Mauremys sinensis — Rettili. The Chinese stripe-necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis) or golden thread turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/chinese-stripe-necked-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle

> Mauremys sinensis — Rettili. The Chinese stripe-necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis) or golden thread turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae.

- Scientific name: *Mauremys sinensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 7091
- Wikidata: [Q1124688](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1124688)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39950](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39950)

## Names

- en: Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle
- de: Chinesische Streifenschildkröte
- es: Tortuga china de cuello rayado
- fr: Émyde à cou rayé
- nl: Chinese streepschildpad

## Countries with the most observations

TW (5135), CN (330), HK (250), IT (82), PT (75), ES (73), VN (71), KR (47), FR (36), MO (32), GR (23), TH (18)

## Summary

The Chinese stripe-necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis) or golden thread turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. They are widely distributed in the subtropical regions of Taiwan.
Like many other Geoemydidae, this species hybridizes vigorously with related and not-so-closely related members of its family.
It is one of the two most commonly found species used for divination - the other being the yellow pond turtle - that have been recovered from Shang dynasty sites, despite the Shang capital being over 1000 km north of its modern-day distribution range.

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

## Photo

![Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chinese-stripe-necked-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chuck Wilson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74566181

## Machine access

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