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Higher TaxaGeoemydidae (Geoemydinae), Testudinoidea, Testudines (turtles)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Western Caspian Turtle
Croatian: riječna kornjača 
SynonymEmys rivulata VALENCIENNES 1833
Emys tristrami GRAY 1869
Emys caspica var. arabica GRAY 1870
Emys pannonica GRAY 1870
Clemmys caspica orientalis BEDRIAGA 1881
Clemmys caspica var. rivulata — BOULENGER 1889
Clemmys caspica rivulata — SIEBENROCK 1909
Clemmys caspica var. obsoleta SCHREIBER 1912
Clemmys caspica cretica MERTENS 1946
Mauremys caspica rivulata — GRUBER & FUCHS 1977
Mauremys caspica rivulata — KING & BURKE 1989
Mauremys caspica rivulata — ERNST & BARBOUR 1989: 171
Mauremys caspica rivulata — ENGELMANN et al 1993
Mauremys rivulata — FRITZ & WISCHUF 1997
Mauremys caspica rivulata — HRAOUI-BLOQUET et al. 2002
Mauremys rivulata — OBST 2003: 14
Mauremys caspica rivulata — OBST 2003: 17
Mauremys rivulata — FELDHAM & PARHAM 2004
Mauremys rivulata — TTWG 2014
Mauremys rivulata — SPEYBROECK et al. 2020
Mauremys rivulata — TTWG 2021 
DistributionAlbania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Macedonia,
Montenegro, Serbia, Syria, Turkey
Greece (Crete, Ionian Peninsula, Limnos, Lesbos, Paros, Syphnos, Corfu = Corfou, Milos, Tinos, Kos [M. Delfino, pers. comm.])

Type locality: "dans Ie Siloso et aux environs de Modon [=Methoni)" in "Morée [= Peloponnese)"; restricted to vicinity of Modon, Peloponnes, Greece (MERTENS & MÜLLER 1928)  
Reproductionoviparous. 
TypesSyntypes: MNHN-RA 1930, MNHN-RA 1930A (three specimens should be included under number 1930), MNHN-RA 4094, MNHN-RA 4095, MNHN-RA 9491 and MNHN-RA 9492
Holotype: SMF 36396 [cretica] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (926 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentHybridization: Mauremys caspica and M. rivulata appear to hybridize in Turkey although they are largely parapatric (Vamberger et al. 2016).

Habitat: freshwater (Rivers, swamps, ponds)

Distribution: see Bar et al. 2021 for a map. 
EtymologyNamed after Lain rīvulātus,-a,-um = rīvulāris,-e = that inhabits small brooks or rivulets [Latin rīvus,-ī m. = stream, a small stream; brook, rivulet]. 
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