European Pond Turtle: Emys orbicularis

This comprehensive book on the European Pond Turtle covers all aspects of the systematics of the species to their captive keeping and breeding. Specific chapters on systematics, fossils and morphology detail the place of this species among the other living things on earth.  The various subspecies are discussed along with the distribution.  Chapters on the ecology of this species detail the natural history and behavior.  The keep and breeding of this species is discussed in detail with information on housing, feeding, breeding, and diseases to which these turtles may be susceptible.  Potential threats to the species in nature are also covered as well as a chapter in the cultural history of the European Pond Turtle and its historical interactions with man.