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Actinemys pallida, the southwestern pond turtle, [1] is an aquatic turtle of the genus Actinemys in the family Emydidae. [2] It can be found in bodies of water in southern California and Baja California.
Actinemys marmorata (Baird & Girard, 1852) – northwestern pond turtle, northern Pacific pond turtle; Actinemys pallida (Seeliger, 1945) – southwestern pond turtle, southern Pacific pond turtle; Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Actinemys.
The western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata), also known commonly as the Pacific pond turtle is a species of small to medium-sized turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to the western coast of the United States and Mexico, ranging from western Washington state to northern Baja California .
A subspecies of the Pacific (western) pond turtle is the southern Pacific pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata pallida). A project for headstarting pond turtle hatchlings on the preserve began in 2006 with grants from the Fish and Wildlife Foundation. As of July 2010, 17 juvenile turtles were released from captivity.
Actinemys marmorata - western pond turtle; Actinemys pallida - southwestern pond turtle; Glyptemys Agassiz, 1857: Glyptemys insculpta; Glyptemys muhlenbergii; Terrapene Merrem, 1820: Common box turtle, Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) Florida box turtle, Terrapene carolina bauri Taylor, 1895; Eastern box turtle, Terrapene carolina carolina ...
Emydidae (Latin emys (freshwater tortoise) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “appearance, resemblance”)) is a family of testudines (turtles) that includes close to 50 species in 10 genera. [3] [4] Members of this family are commonly called terrapins, pond turtles, or marsh turtles. [1]
Indigenous fauna of the Sand Ridge area include Buena Vista Lake shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus), southwestern pond turtle (Actinemys pallida), fulvous whistling duck (Dendrocygna bicolor), least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis), California red-legged frog (Rana aurora draytonii), giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas). [14] and the extinct Thicktail ...
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