Thursday, May 2, 2013

Actinemys marmorata

Here's a Western Pond Turtle at Lake Lagunitas on Mount Tamalpais. A federally listed "vulnerable species", it is the only fresh water turtle native to California.
 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Not so sure... looks more like a red-eared slider to me. Note the stripes along the cheeks, and the markings on the underside of the marginal scutes.