Picture gallery
 Basking turtlePhoto: Andrius Paðukonis |  emys in pond Photo: Andrius Paðukonis |
 European Pond Turtles use to live in open ponds with low vegetation supported by sunny basking sitesPhoto: Norbert Schneeweiβ |  These bush overgrown shallow ponds are populated by Emys orbicularisHuge chairs of paludal sedge create enough sunny and save basking sites. (Juodabale site, Lithuania). Photo: LFN |
 “stepping stone” Even small ponds are used by turtles and amphibians as “stepping stones” during summer season. Photo: Nerijus Zableckis |  Kuciuliske - the most known herpetological site in LithuaniaPhoto: Nerijus Zableckis |
 When lacking shallow waters turtles use boggy ponds for livingPhoto: LFN |  Farm pondUsually ponds used for agriculture are inhabited by Emys orbicularis. Photo: LFN |