Wildlifeof Thailand
Black Pond Turtle
Geoemydidae
Photo: (c) Rongrong Angkaew, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Siebenrockiella crassicollis
Basic stats
Diet
Aquatic plants, fruit, molluscs and carrion
Habitat
Slow water, swamps and ponds
Range
Mainland and Sundaic Southeast Asia
The black pond turtle is a small to medium freshwater turtle with a dark domed shell, broad pale-striped head and strongly webbed feet. It occupies slow water, swamps and ponds, often hiding among vegetation or bottom debris. Its mixed diet includes aquatic plants, fruit, molluscs and carrion, and individuals sometimes leave water during rain (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Near Threatened (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Black Pond Turtle eat?
- Aquatic plants, fruit, molluscs and carrion
- What habitat does the Black Pond Turtle live in?
- Slow water, swamps and ponds
- Where is the Black Pond Turtle found?
- Mainland and Sundaic Southeast Asia