The sweet water turtle (Mauremys caspica rivulata)

The sweet water turtle (Mauremys caspica rivulata) which is in danger of extinction due to the drying out of the wetlands and rivers.

The sweet water turtle lives in streams with low speed, rich with aquatic vegetation mainly in areas around Nicosia and Polis Chysochous.

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