Japanese Pond Turtle

Mauremys japonica

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Scientific name	Mauremys japonica
Size	shell up to 21 cm in females, 14.5 cm in males
Where it lives	Rivers, ponds and rice paddies of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu; found only in Japan

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Lives nowhere else in the world. Its round young are called zenigame, coin turtles.

Swim with the Japanese Pond Turtle in Ember Reef