European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis (Testudines, Emydidae) in Kazakhstan: revision of materials on distribution and ecology
Journal: Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS
Year: 2025

The cadastre of records of the European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis (Linnaues, 1758) in Kazakhstan has been updated. Some old records that had inaccurate geographic locations and/or inaccurate dating have been clarified. New information for the Or’, Ilek, Uil and Emba river basins confirmed the data on the turtle’s habitation here that were almost half a century or a century old. Additional locations of E. orbicularis encounters in the north of the Turgai Table Plain outline the northeastern li