“Pond turtle” is something of a misnomer, because this reptile more frequently lives in rivers and spends a lot of time in terrestrial habitats. As the West Coast's only native freshwater turtle, the ...

Despite genetic separation, the two pond turtle species appear to have similar life-history traits and suffer from similar threats. HABITAT: The western pond turtle is found in permanent and ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. The modern distribution of the western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata) is discontinuous, with a historic but extirpated population in ...