Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinmeys pallida
- A. pallida – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
- A. pallida – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
- A. pallida – Los Angeles Co, CA – photo by iNaturalist Mathew Gruen
- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Actinemys pallida occurs in coastal California from San Francisco Bay to the U.S./Mexican border.
LEGAL STATUS: Actinemys pallida is protected in California as a Species of Special Concern.