Actinemys

Actinemys
	Western pond turtle, (Actinemys marmorata)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Subfamily:	Emydinae
Genus:	Actinemys; Agassiz, 1857

Actinemys is a small genus of turtles in the family Emydidae.^[1] The genus is endemic to the west coast of North America. The genus contains two species.

Species

The following two species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

Actinemys marmorata (Baird & Girard, 1852) – northwestern pond turtle, northern Pacific pond turtle
Actinemys pallida (Seeliger, 1945) – southwestern pond turtle, southern Pacific pond turtle

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Actinemys.

Taxonomy

Both species are sometimes included in the genus Emys (sensu lato).^[2] Actinemys pallida, the southwestern pond turtle, has been a recent split from Actinemys marmorata, of which it was previously considered a subspecies.

References

^ ^a ^b "Actinemys ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org [1].
^ Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5: 000.185. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31.

Species

Taxonomy

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