Western Pond Turtle

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 Español
Species Code: CLMA ...

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.

The Western Pond Turtle (Emys marmorata) was originally described in 1852 by Baird and Girard as Emys marmorata.

The western pond turtle
Compiled by Ryan Peek/Stillwater Sciences. Introduction by W. Sears/Stillwater Sciences ...

Western Pond turtle Clemmys marmorata
Wood Turtle Clemmys insculpta
Bog turtle Clemmys muhlenbergii ...

Actinemys marmorata
Western Pond Turtle
Chrysemys dorsalis
Southern Painted Turtle ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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Western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata)
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See also: Turtle, Pond Turtle, Shell, Snake, Tortoise