Balkan Terrapin

Balkan Terrapin in the foreground with a European Pond Turtle in the background. Both are resting on some fallen reeds.
Balkan Terrapin (foreground), Metochi Lake, Lesvos, Greece, April 18, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 640; f/11; 1/800 sec.

This page is for the Balkan Terrapin (Mauremys rivulata).

Balkan Terrapin sticking its head above the water.
Balkan Terrapin, Sigri to Eresos track, Lesvos, Greece, April 22, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1250; f/11; 1/1250 sec.