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Southwestern Pond Turtle

Actinemys pallida

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 69, February 60, March 106, April 165, May 115, June 78, July 53, August 48, September 61, October 63, November 80, December 62.
United States776
California762
Mexico79
Baja California79
Nevada11
District of Columbia1
Virginia1
Maryland1

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderTurtles and Tortoises · Testudines
FamilyPond and Box Turtles · Emydidae
GenusWestern Pond Turtles · Actinemys

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