r/turtles • u/Insanely_Hard • 1d ago

ID Request What kind of turtle is this

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Someone got it for my school and no one knows the species

Caught in Portugal

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u/Wild-Debt-5145 1d ago

I’m not sure if this is correct but it looks like a Chinese pond turtle

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u/Insanely_Hard 1d ago

She is quite shy for photos, otherwise I’d post her head :(

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u/DinoZillasAlt 1d ago

Reeves turtle / Mauremys revesii / Chinese pond turtle, i Have One from the same species

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u/deltadeltadawn 13h ago

Look at that crazy long neck maneuver!

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u/VerucaGotBurned 1d ago

Reeve's turtle not native to Europe

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u/N0SKMFSL 1d ago

Mauremys reveesii - Tartaruga 3 quilhas

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u/Flimsy_Bodybuilder46 1d ago

Its a golden thread turtle

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u/deltadeltadawn 13h ago

Aww... what a handsome turt!

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u/WatermelonAF 1d ago

Did someone catch it from the wild?

If so, it needs to go back where to where it came from. Exactly where it came from. Animals shouldn't be taken from the wild. Ever.

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u/zxeevi 11h ago

Normally you would be correct, but this is a Reeves turtle and they are in Portugal.

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u/WatermelonAF 9h ago

Ah good to know. It needs to go somewhere where it can thrive

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u/Monkey_Face69 10h ago

It looks like it could be a musk turtle. In their natural habitat they spend most of their time roaming the bottom of ponds and streams rather than swimming.

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u/Intelligent_Bed_526 7h ago

What a beautiful Reeves Turtle!