Pond Turtle

Pond turtle may refer to:

  • Emydidae, a family of pond turtles
    • Emys, a genus of Emydidae
      • European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis)
      • Sicilian pond turtle (Emys trinacris)
      • Western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata or Emys marmorata)
  • Giant Asian pond turtle (Heosemys grandis)
  • Mauremys, a family of pond turtles
    • Chinese pond turtle (Mauremys reevesii)
    • Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica)
  • Philippine forest turtle or Leyte pond turtle (Heosemys leytensis)

Famous quotes containing the words pond and/or turtle:

    “There have been many stories told about the bottom, or rather no bottom, of this pond, which certainly had no foundation for themselves. It is remarkable how long men will believe in the bottomlessness of a pond without taking the trouble to sound it.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one,
    and come away.
    For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
    The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;”
    —Bible: Hebrew The Song of Solomon (l. II, 10–12)