pond turtles
Small aquatic reptiles
Pond turtles are freshwater turtles that inhabit ponds, marshes, and slow-moving streams.
The term applies broadly to various species but often refers specifically to the western pond turtle of North America.
They're typically small to medium-sized, basking on logs and rocks near water: We spotted pond turtles sunning themselves by the creek.
- baskingWarming oneself pleasantly
- warming upPreparing body for exertion
- reptilesCold-blooded scaly vertebrates
- aquatic lifeCreatures dwelling in water
- freshwater habitatNon-marine aquatic environment
shell · plastron · hatchlings · carapace · omnivorous · slow and steady · chelonian · water · scutes · log · hibernating · swim · thermoregulation · vertebrates · burrowing · herpetology · egg tooth · mud
pond turtlessea turtles
Ocean-dwelling shelled reptiles
marine turtles · tortoises · desert tortoises · leatherback turtles · green sea turtles
pond turtlestortoises
Shelled land reptiles
desert tortoise · Galápagos tortoise · box turtles · gopher tortoise