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A Guide to the Amphibians
and Reptiles of California
Photo Index of California Turtles
Click on a picture for a larger view These are pictures of California's indigenous turtles along with some introduced species.
Click on a name link to go to the main page for more pictures and information about a particular turtle and its habitat.






 
Pacific Pond Turtle© Patrick Briggs © Dick Bartlett
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorata
 Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallida 		Mohave Desert Tortoise
Gopherus agassizii		 Desert Mud Turtle
Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense
    (Extinct in California)

Sea Turtles
© Matthew Godfrey © William Flaxington
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Caretta caretta

 Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas		 Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata		 Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea
© 2002 Matthew Godfrey      
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
      
       

Alien Species
Eastern Snapping Turtle Western Painted Turtle Red-eared Slider
Texas Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera emoryi
(Alien Species)

 Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
(Alien Species)
 Western Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta bellii		 Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
(Alien Species)
       
       
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