''Actinemys pallida'', the southwestern pond turtle, is an aquatic turtle of the

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Actinemys ''Actinemys'' is a small genus of turtles in the family Emydidae."''Actinemys'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.or The genus is Endemism, endemic to the west coast of North America. The genus contains two species. Species The fol ...

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'' Emydidae''. It can be found in bodies of water in southern California and Baja California.

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pallida Turtles of North America Fauna of California {{Turtle-stub Reptiles described in 1945