---
title: "Kaspische beekschildpad"
description: "Mauremys caspica — Reptielen. The Caspian turtle (Mauremys caspica), also known as the striped-neck terrapin, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (=Bataguridae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/caspian-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kaspische beekschildpad

> Mauremys caspica — Reptielen. The Caspian turtle (Mauremys caspica), also known as the striped-neck terrapin, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (=Bataguridae).

- Scientific name: *Mauremys caspica*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 665
- Wikidata: [Q848321](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q848321)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39972](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39972)

## Names

- en: Caspian Turtle
- de: Kaspische Bachschildkröte
- es: Galápago del Caspio
- fr: Émyde caspienne
- nl: Kaspische beekschildpad
- pl: Żółw kaspijski

## Countries with the most observations

GE (196), TR (101), IR (79), AM (74), RU (65), AZ (39), IQ (36), SA (15)

## Summary

The Caspian turtle (Mauremys caspica), 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.

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

## Photo

![Kaspische beekschildpad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/caspian-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Felix Puff · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/297896090

## Machine access

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