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Yellowpond turtle

Mauremys mutica (Cantor, 1842)

Status not recordedturtles and tortoises

The yellowpond turtle (Mauremys mutica) is a species in the family Geoemydidae, order Testudines. Recorded adults weigh about 319.5 g and live up to 14.6 years.

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Quick facts about the yellowpond turtle

Weight
319.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
up to 19.5 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
14.6 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
22.1 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Egg incubation
79.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the yellowpond turtle live?

Not recorded

Is the yellowpond 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 yellowpond turtle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderTestudines
  5. familyGeoemydidae
  6. genusMauremys
  7. SpeciesMauremys mutica (Cantor, 1842)

Synonyms Annamemys grochovskiae, Annamemys groeliovskiae, Clemmys guangxiensis, Clemmys schmackeri, Emys mutica, Emys muticus, Emys nigricans, Mauremys iversoni, Mauremys pritchardi

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • Asian yellow pond turtleEnglish
  • Fujian pond turtleEnglish
  • Pritchard's pond turtleEnglish
  • سلحفاة البرك الصفراءArabic
  • želva krátkonosáCzech
  • Gul SumpskildpaddeDanish
  • Dreikiel-BachschildkröteGerman
  • Chinesische SumpfschildkröteGerman
  • Dreikiel-WasserschildkröteGerman
  • Galápago amarilloSpanish
  • Émyde mutiqueFrench
  • Émyde mutique (L')French
  • indokínai víziteknősHungarian
  • ミナミイシガメJapanese
  • Ryukyu Yellow Pond Turtlekcu
  • 노랑늪거북Korean
  • DriekielwaterschildpadDutch
  • 黃龜Chinese
  • 柴棺龜Chinese
  • 黄喉拟水龟Chinese

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Relatives of the yellowpond 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 yellowpond turtle?

An adult yellowpond turtle weighs 319.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the yellowpond turtle live?

The yellowpond turtle has a recorded lifespan of 14.6 years.

What kind of animal is the yellowpond turtle?

The yellowpond turtle (Mauremys mutica) belongs to the family Geoemydidae in the order Testudines.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Yellowpond turtle (Mauremys mutica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellowpond-turtle

MLA

“Yellowpond turtle (Mauremys mutica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellowpond-turtle.

BibTeX
@misc{yellowpond_turtle_2026,
  title = {Yellowpond turtle (Mauremys mutica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellowpond-turtle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}