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Painted turtle
Emydidae
Chrysemys picta · Least concern
Four American states have made it their official reptile. Its history goes back 15 million years. It basks for hours on logs or rocks to warm up and still hunts in very murky water. Wild adults can pass 55 years.
Photo: Jmalik (talk) (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Pond slider
Emydidae
Trachemys scripta · Least concern
The pet trade loved its red-eared form. Owners then released it into the wild. It has now spread across Europe and Southeast Asia and even reached Siberia. Basking on birds' nests, it crushes their eggs.
Photo: Happyswissman (CC BY 3.0)
European pond turtle
Emydidae
Emys orbicularis · Near threatened
It is France's most endangered reptile. Only six populations of real size remain there, and they seem to be declining.
Photo: Christian Ursilva from København, Danmark (CC BY-SA 4.0)