Southwestern pond turtle explained

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.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Actinemys pallida . NCBI taxonomy database . 2021-08-13 .
2. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Actinemys&species=pallida&search_param=%28%28search%3D%27Actinemys%27%29%29 Reptile database. org
3. The advantages of going large: genome-wide SNPs clarify the complex population history and systematics of the threatened western pond turtle . Molecular Ecology . 2014-03-26 . Spinks . Phillip Q. . Thomson . Robert C. . Shaffer . Bradley . 23 . 9 . 2228–2241 . 10.1111/mec.12736 . 24673803 . 2014MolEc..23.2228S . 4524707 . 2021-08-13 . USA (S California), Mexico (N Baja California); central coast range south of the San Francisco Bay area to the species’ southern range boundary, including the Mojave River (Spinks et al. 2014). .