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title: "Yellow Pond Turtle"
description: "Mauremys mutica — Répteis. The yellow pond turtle (Mauremys mutica), is a medium-sized (to 19.5 cm), semiaquatic turtle in the family Geoemydidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/yellow-pond-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow Pond Turtle

> Mauremys mutica — Répteis. The yellow pond turtle (Mauremys mutica), is a medium-sized (to 19.5 cm), semiaquatic turtle in the family Geoemydidae.

- Scientific name: *Mauremys mutica*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 1036
- Wikidata: [Q1499307](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1499307)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68350](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68350)

## Names

- en: Yellow Pond Turtle
- de: Chinesische Sumpfschildkröte
- es: Galápago amarillo
- fr: Émyde mutique
- it: Catheiemys mutica
- nl: Driekielwaterschildpad
- pl: Azjatycki żółw bagienny

## Countries with the most observations

TW (599), JP (139), HK (70), CN (69), MO (7)

## Summary

The yellow pond turtle (Mauremys mutica), is a medium-sized (to 19.5 cm), semiaquatic turtle in the family Geoemydidae. This species has a characteristic broad yellow stripe extending behind the eye and down the neck; the carapace ranges in color from grayish brown to brown, and the plastron is yellow or orange with black blotches along the outer edges. It is native to  East Asia, ranging from central Vietnam and Laos, north through the coastal provinces of south and central China, with insular populations known from Taiwan, Hainan and the Ryukyu Islands. Although populations in the southern Ryukyus are thought to…

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

## Photo

![Yellow Pond Turtle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-pond-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: chiachiwu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155900446

## Machine access

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