Western Pond Turtle
Western Pond Turtle (Clemmys marmorata)
also known as the Pacific Freshwater Turtle, Pacific Pond Turtle, Pacific Mud Turtle, and Pacific Terrapin
Tortuga Estanque Del Oeste - en Espaņol
Species Code: CLMA ...
Pacific Pond Turtle
Sighting:
Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve, San Mateo County, California ...
Western Pond Turtle (Clemmys marmorata)
No photo of the Western Pond Turtle available.
The Western Pond Turtle is from the order Testudines. All turtles are testudines (or Chelonia). There are more than 280 different species belonging to this order.
Pacific Pond Turtle, Pacific Mud Turtle, Pacific Terrapin, and Pacific Freshwater Turtle
Size
Adult western pond turtles are about 6 to 8 inches long and weigh about 1 to 2.4 pounds.
Western pond turtles have a widely variable home range, and although they may disperse overland due to environmental stressors such as droughts or floods, most movement is associated with normal movement within a terrestrial home range (Holland 1994, ...
The Pacific Pond Turtle reaches a length of 7 1/2 inches (187.5 mm).
This species varies in color from dark brown and olive to black with a radiating pattern of spots on the carapace shields. The plastron is yellowish.
Black Pond Turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii)
Status: vulnerable
Burmese mountain tortoise (Manouria emys)
Status: endangered
Burmese starred tortoise (Geochelone platynota)
Status: critically endangered
Cantor's giant soft shell (Pelochelys cantorii) ...
Western Pond turtle Clemmys marmorata
Wood Turtle Clemmys insculpta
Bog turtle Clemmys muhlenbergii ...
European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis)
Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca)
Southern marbled newt (Triturus pygmaeus)
Common otter (Lutra lutra)
Medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis)
Iberian midwife toad (Alytes cisternasii) ...
Reeves's Pond Turtle
Chinemys reevesii
Description : Adult carapace length 10-25cm. This species is the most common turtles in Hiroshima. There are three keels on it's carapace.
Emydidae (Pond Turtles) Common Name Scientific Name Distribution
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Statewide.
Contrary to its common name, the western pond turtle is seldom found in ponds! A more descriptive name would be the western 'stream' turtle. The western pond turtle has been declining in numbers since the 1800's.
They include such well-known North American turtles as the pond turtles (including the spotted, wood, and Muhlenberg's turtles), the painted turtle, the sliders, the diamondback terrapin, and the Blanding's turtle.
The genus Clemmys used to have four species (Bog Turtle, Spotted Turtle, Western Pond Turtle, Wood Turtle). The Bog Turtle and the Wood Turtle were moved to the genus Glyptemys, while the Western Pond Turtle has been moved to Actinemys.
There is a European terrapin species, Emys orbicularis, The European Pond Turtle, similar in shape, size and habit to the Red Eared Terrapin, but with a more rounded head.
Tortoises and Turtles include animals such as terrapins, sea turtles, and pond turtles. There are seven families within this order in the region.
Ecological Importance of Reptiles ...
27. Redbelly Turtle - Pseudemys rubriventris
Description: 9 7/16 - 13 ¾" (24 - 35 cm). Large pond turtle. Carapace dark brown to black. Plastron is reddish to orange/yellow. Color fades with age until uniformly dull brown to black.
Steve Grenard's HerpMed
Frank & Katie Slavin's Western Pond Turtle & Captive Herp Breeding/Longevity Data
Mark Miller's Herpetology.com
Mike Pingleton's Herpetocultural Homepage
Tricia Powers' ReptileLogic.com ...
Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians. Treatment of Articular Gout in a Mediterranean Pond Turtle, Mauremys leprosa. Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians 7[4]:5-7 Winter 1997.
The giant Asian pond turtle is one of the largest of the river turtle species and is found inhabiting rivers and streams along with marshes and rice paddies throughout Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand and Malaysia.
Like the box turtle, the Blanding's has a hinged plastron; but it is not as functional as the box turtle's, because the front lobe of the plastron cannot be closed tightly. Unlike other species of pond turtles, ...
 See also: Turtle, Reptile, Shell, Tortoise, Snake
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