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Western pond turtles occur in a variety of aquatic habitats from sea level to elevations of 1,980 meters (6,500 feet). They are found in rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, reservoirs, and brackish estuarine waters. (Holland 1994; Jennings and Hayes 1994.) Western pond turtles use aquatic habitats primarily
The pond turtle, a member of the Emydidae family, is the only turtle native to coastal California. Pond turtles are cryptically colored and vary from brown to olive-brown to dark brown (Figure 1).
Among Emydidae (pond turtle family), the Western pond turtle is medium in size with a maximum length of 24 cm and a maximum recorded weight just over 1,200 g. Sexually mature adults have a length above 120 mm. They are mostly dark brown to olive in carapace color, but like other turtle species, they can become darker, usually with age.
The range of the western pond turtle includes northwestern Baja California, Mexico, north to Puget Sound of Washington, restricted with few exceptions to areas west of the Sierras and the Cascade Mountains. In Oregon, the western pond turtle is most abundant in the drainages of the
The Northwestern Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata) is the predominant freshwater turtle in the Pacific Coast states, and it is the only native turtle throughout
7 Σεπ 2021 · Here, using three different approaches, we integrate and analyze data from the peer-reviewed literature and government agency reports to inform conservation for northwestern pond turtles (NPT)...
There are two species of western pond turtles (Actinemys marmorata, A. pallida), of which only one is found within the northern California study region: the northwestern pond turtle (A. marmorata; also called the northern Pacific pond turtle; Turtle Taxonomy Working Group 2017).
