Japanese pond turtle

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q1361877
Japanese pond turtle
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Summary

Japanese pond turtle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (972 views/month, #1,584 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Japanese pond turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Japanese pond turtle is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Japanese pond turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Japanese pond turtle is classified within Mauremys[6].
  • Japanese pond turtle is endemic to Japan[7].
  • Japanese pond turtle's scientific name is Mauremys japonica[8].
  • Japanese pond turtle is a type of Testudines[9].
  • Japanese pond turtle's Commons category is recorded as Mauremys japonica[10].
  • Japanese pond turtle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mauremys japonica[11].
  • Japanese pond turtle's original combination is recorded as Emys vulgaris japonica[12].
  • Japanese pond turtle is commonly known as Japanese Pond Turtle[13].
  • Japanese pond turtle is commonly known as ニホンイシガメ[14].
  • Japanese pond turtle is commonly known as 日本石龜[15].
  • Japanese pond turtle's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[16].
  • Japanese pond turtle's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Japanese pond turtle is Mauremys japonica[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Mauremys[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Japanese Pond Turtle[13], ニホンイシガメ[14], and 日本石龜[15].

Distribution

Japanese pond turtle is endemic to Japan[7].

Identifiers

Japanese pond turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 68338[18]. Japanese pond turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 176196[19]. Japanese pond turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1055873[20]. Japanese pond turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2443368[21]. Japanese pond turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551930[22].

Why It Matters

Japanese pond turtle ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (972 views/month, #1,584 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sealifebase id → 67669
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sealifebase id: 67669, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270952|batch #270952]]"
  2. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pixiv encyclopedia id → イシガメ
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||tt */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/49068|batch #49068]]"
  3. 12w ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pixiv encyclopedia id → イシガメ
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pixiv encyclopedia id: ニホンイシガメ"
  4. 13w ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Endemic to → Japan
    Topic's main category → Category:Mauremys japonica
    Litter size → {'amount': '+6'}
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Subclass of: Testudines"
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