2021Europa - Endangered National Wildlife - Brochure with Set and Souvenir-Sheet - Collectibles CTO

The European pond terrapin (Emys orbicularis) is easily identified by its dark colour, speckled with yellow spots that form streaks on each shell plate. It prefers slow-moving or still waterways with good quality and abundant aquatic vegetation where it can hide, since it is a discreet creature that dives at the slightest sign of danger.