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title: "Druppelschildpad"
description: "Clemmys guttata — Reptielen. The spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata), the only species of the genus Clemmys, is a small, semi-aquatic turtle."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/spotted-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Druppelschildpad

> Clemmys guttata — Reptielen. The spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata), the only species of the genus Clemmys, is a small, semi-aquatic turtle.

- Scientific name: *Clemmys guttata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 6831
- Wikidata: [Q845189](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q845189)
- iNaturalist taxon: [50000](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/50000)

## Names

- en: Spotted Turtle
- de: Tropfenschildkröte
- es: Tortuga Moteada de Norteamerica
- fr: Tortue ponctuée
- nl: Druppelschildpad
- pl: Żółw cętkowany

## Countries with the most observations

US (5207)

## Summary

The spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata), the only species of the genus Clemmys, is a small, semi-aquatic turtle. Their broad, smooth, low upper shell, or carapace, reaches 8–12 cm (3.1–4.7 in) upon adulthood, and ranges in its exact colour from black to a bluish black with a number of tiny yellow round spots. The spotting patterning extends from the head, to the neck and out onto the limbs. Sexually mature males have a concave plastron and a long, thick tail. By contrast, sexually mature females possess a flat plastron and have a tail that is noticeably shorter and thinner than that of mature males. Mature males also…

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

## Photo

![Druppelschildpad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spotted-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Elspeth Pierce · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10827515

## Machine access

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