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Southwestern Pond Turtle - Actinemys pallida
Tortuguita
(Seeliger 1945)(= Western Pond Turtle - Actinemys marmorata)
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Approximate Range of A. pallida
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| Adult female from the Arroyo Santo Tomas,Baja California © James Buskirk | ||
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| Adult female from the Arroyo Santo Tomas, Baja California © James Buskirk | Juvenile from the Arroyo Santo Tomas, Baja California © James Buskirk | |
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| Juvenile from the Arroyo Santo Tomas, Baja California © James Buskirk | Hatchling from near El Testerazo, Baja California © James Buskirk |
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| Hatchling from near El Testerazo, Baja California © James Buskirk |
Adult, Baja California © James Buskirk |
Hatchling, Baja California © James Buskirk |
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| Hatchling, Baja California © James Buskirk |
Juvenile, Baja California © James Buskirk |
Adult, Baja California © James Buskirk |
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| Juvenile, Baja California © James Buskirk |
Juvenile, Baja California © James Buskirk |
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| Habitat, Arroyo Santo Tomas,Baja California © James Buskirk | Habitat, Arroyo Santo Tomas,Baja California © James Buskirk | Habitat, Arroyo Santo Tomas,Baja California © James Buskirk |
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| Habitat near El Testerazo, Baja California © James Buskirk |
Habitat, Baja California © James Buskirk |
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References:
Grismer, L. Lee. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés. The University of California Press, 2002. McPeak, Ron H. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California. Sea Challengers, 2000. Samuel M. McGinnis and Robert C. Stebbins. Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles & Amphibians. 4th Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2018. Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. The Reptile Database San Diego Natural History Museum |
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