California Turtles |
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This is a complete llst of turtles that occur naturally in California, including introduced species with well-established populations. Turtles are listed by scientific name and sorted by family. Below, they are listed by common name. Follow the links for information and pictures illustrating each animal and its habitat. This list is based on the lists published by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. |
| Listed by Scientific Names |
| Testudines (Chelonia) - Turtles |
| Cheloniidae - Sea Turtles |
| Caretta - Loggerhead Sea Turtles |
| C. caretta - Loggerhead Sea Turtle |
| Chelonia - Green Sea Turtles |
| C. mydas - Green Sea Turtle |
| Eretmochelys - Hawksbill Sea Turtles |
| E. imbricata - Hawksbill Sea Turtle |
| E. i. bissa - Pacific Hawksbill Sea Turtle |
| Lepidochelys - Ridley Sea turtles |
| L. olivacea - Olive Ridley Sea Turtle |
| Chelydridae - Snapping Turtles |
| Chelydra - Snapping Turtles |
| C. serpentina - Common Snapping Turtle |
| C. s. serpentina - Eastern Snapping Turtle I |
| Dermochelyidae - Leatherback Sea Turtles |
| Dermochelys - Leatherback Sea Turtle |
| D. coriacea - Leatherback Sea Turtle |
| Emydidae - Box and Water or Pond Turtles |
| Chrysemys - Painted Turtles |
| C. picta - Painted Turtle |
| C. p. bellii - Western Painted Turtle I |
| Actinemys - Pacific Pond Turtles |
| A. marmorata - Western Pond Turtle |
| A. m. marmorata - Northern Pacific Pond Turtle (A. marmorata - Western Pond Turtle) |
| A. m. pallida - Southern Pacific Pond Turtle (A. marmorata - Western Pond Turtle) |
| Trachemys - Sliders |
| T. scripta - Pond Slider |
| T. s. elegans - Red-eared Slider I |
| Kinosternidae - Mud and Musk Turtles |
| Kinosternon - American Mud Turtles |
| K. sonoriense - Sonoran Mud Turtle |
| K. s. sonoriense - Sonoran Mud Turtle |
| Testudinidae - Land Tortoises |
| Gopherus - Gopher Tortoises |
| G. agassizii - Desert Tortoise |
| Trionychidae - Softshell Turtles |
| Apalone - North American Softshells |
| A. spinifera - Spiny Softshell |
| A. s. emoryi - Texas Spiny Softshell I |
| I = Introduced |
| Listed by Common Names |
| Box and Water Turtles |
| Western Painted Turtle I |
| Northern Pacific Pond Turtle |
| Red-eared Slider I |
| Southern Pacific Pond Turtle |
| Mud and Musk Turtles |
| Sonoran Mud Turtle |
| Seaturtles |
| Green Seaturtle |
| Leatherback Seaturtle |
| Loggerhead Seaturtle |
| Olive Ridley Seaturtle |
| Pacific Hawksbill Seaturtle |
| Snapping Turtles |
| Eastern Snapping Turtle I |
| Softshell Turtles |
| Texas Spiny Softshell I |
| Tortoises |
| Desert Tortoise |
| I = Introduced |
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