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Common thread turtle

Mauremys sinensis (Gray, 1834)

Status not recordedturtles and tortoises

The common thread turtle (Mauremys sinensis) is a species in the family Geoemydidae, order Testudines. Recorded adults weigh about 1.24 kg and live up to 17.6 years.

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Quick facts about the common thread turtle

Weight
1.24 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
17.6 yearssrc for Lifespan
Longest recorded lifespan
22.8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the common thread turtle live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the common thread turtle as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Poland
  2. Singapore

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the common thread turtle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the common thread turtle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderTestudines
  5. familyGeoemydidae
  6. genusMauremys
  7. SpeciesMauremys sinensis (Gray, 1834)

Synonyms Emys bennettii, Emys sinensis, Ocadia glyphistoma, Ocadia philippeni, Ocadia sinensis, Ocadia sinensis changwui, Testudo anyangensis

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Chinese stripe-necked turtleEnglish
  • Chinese striped-necked turtleEnglish
  • Golden thread turtleEnglish
  • سلحفاة مخططة العنق الصينيةArabic
  • Tortuga d'Aigua XinesaCatalan
  • želva čínskáCzech
  • Stribehalset SumpskildpaddeDanish
  • Chinesische StreifenschildkröteGerman
  • Tortuga china de cuello rayadoSpanish
  • Galápago de cuello rayadoSpanish
  • Émyde de ChineFrench
  • Émyde à cou rayéFrench
  • Émyde à cou rayé communeFrench
  • kínai csíkosteknősHungarian
  • Testuggine cinese dal collo striatoItalian
  • ハナガメJapanese
  • 보석거북Korean
  • 줄무늬목거북Korean
  • 중국줄무늬목거북Korean
  • Kininis juostakaklis vėžlysLithuanian
  • Chinese streepnekschildpadDutch
  • Chinese StreepschildpadDutch
  • Żółw pręgowanyPolish
  • Cágado-listrado-chinêsPortuguese
  • kinesisk randnackad sköldpaddaSwedish
  • เต่าบึงจีนคอลายThai
  • 斑龜Chinese
  • 中華花龜Chinese
  • 綠龜Chinese
  • 花龜Chinese
  • 花龟Chinese

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Relatives of the common thread turtle

Other species in the same genus Mauremys.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the common thread turtle?

An adult common thread turtle weighs 1.24 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the common thread turtle live?

The common thread turtle has a recorded lifespan of 17.6 years.

Is the common thread turtle an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the common thread turtle as introduced in 2 countries: Poland and Singapore, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the common thread turtle?

The common thread turtle (Mauremys sinensis) belongs to the family Geoemydidae in the order Testudines.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{common_thread_turtle_2026,
  title = {Common thread turtle (Mauremys sinensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-thread-turtle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}