Chinese pond turtle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Chinese pond turtle lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mauremys reevesii
Group	Turtles & tortoises
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Reptile
Order	Testudines
Family	Geoemydidae

Where does the Chinese pond turtle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Chinese pond turtle in 5 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: People's Republic of China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Chinese pond turtle endangered?

The Chinese pond turtle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Chinese pond turtle?

The Chinese pond turtle (Mauremys reevesii) is a reptile in the order Testudines and the family Geoemydidae, genus Mauremys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Chinese pond turtle

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 in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chinese pond turtle (revision 1354735446), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q495153 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).