Actinemys pallida (SEELIGER, 1945)
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Higher Taxa | Emydidae, Emydinae, Testudinoidea, Testudines (turtles) |
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Common Names | E: Southwestern Pond Turtle, Southern Pacific Pond Turtle |
Synonym | Clemmys marmorata pallida SEELIGER 1945 Clemmys marmorata pallida — STEBBINS 1985: 99 Clemmys marmorata pallida — LINER 1994 Clemmys marmorata pallida — CROTHER 2000 Actinemys marmorata pallida — MCCORD & JOSEPH-OUNI 2006 Emys pallida — SPINKS et al. 2014 Emys pallida — SPINKS et al. 2016 Emys pallida — TTWG 2017 Actinemys pallida — CROTHER et al. 2017 Actinemys pallida — SEIDEL & ERNST 2017 Actinemys pallida — TTWG 2021 |
Distribution | 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). Type locality: “Lower Coyote Creek, near Alamitos, Orange County, California” |
Reproduction | oviparous. |
Types | Holotype: MVZ 6716, adult female |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis (pallida): Inguinal plates absent (60 percent) or small (34 percent). The sides and ventral surface of the neck usually have a light uniform background color with dark spots. |
Comment | Relationships: See E. marmorata. Spinks et al. (2014) used more DNA data to distinguish between a northern and southern clade which they recommended to call E. marmorata and E. pallida. Distribution: See Spinks et al. (2014: Fig. 2) for a map of E. marmorata and E. pallida, based on genetic data. Hybridization: Emys marmorata and Emys pallida show very limited intergradation in a few populations in the northern central coast range and adjacent Sierra Nevada foothills, although at all intergrade sites we also found pure individuals of the locally prevalent species Habitat: freshwater (swamps, ponds, rivers) |
Etymology | The name marmorata is from the Latin marmor, marble; refers to the marbled (mottled) pattern of the carapace. |
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