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Caspian turtle
The Caspian turtle (Mauremys caspica), also known as the striped-neck terrapin, is a species of turtle in the familyGeoemydidae (=Bataguridae). It is found in west Asia, in Iran and central Turkey, northward to the Republic of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Russia (Dagestan), eastward to southwestern Turkmenistan, and in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain.