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Abbreviation Legend

  • (CE) - Criticially Endangered
  • (CI) - Critically Imperiled
  • (E) - Endangered
  • (I) - Introduced
  • (IM) - Imperiled
  • (NT) - Near Threatened
  • (T) - Threatened
  • (V) - Vulnerable
  • (**) - Recent Classification Change
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Turtles & Tortoises of California

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There are 38 species/subspecies, representing 20 genus, found in California with 7 of these species being Introduced.



(V)

Northern Pacific Pond Turtle
(Actinemys marmorata marmorata)
(V)

Southern Pacific Pond Turtle
(Actinemys marmorata pallida)

Florida Softshell Turtle
(Apalone ferox)

Smooth Softshell Turtle
(Apalone mutica)

Texas Spiny Softshell Turtle
(Apalone spinifera emoryi)

Pallid Spiny Softshell Turtle
(Apalone spinifera pallida)

Northern Spiny Softshell Turtle
(Apalone spinifera spinifera)
(T)

Loggerhead Sea Turtle
(Caretta caretta)
(I) (E)

African Spurred Tortoise
(Centrochelys sulcata)
(E)

Green Sea Turtle
(Chelonia mydas)

Snapping Turtle
(Chelydra serpentina)

Southern Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys dorsalis)

Western Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta belli)

Eastern Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta picta)
(V)

Leatherback Sea Turtle
(Dermochelys coriacea)
(CE)

Mojave Desert Tortoise
(Gopherus agassizii)

Ouachita Map Turtle
(Graptemys ouachitensis)

Mississippi Map Turtle
(Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii)

Northern False Map Turtle
(Graptemys pseudogeographica pseudogeographica)
(V)

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
(Lepidichelys olivacea)
(V)

Diamondback Terrapin
(Malaclemys terrapin)
(I)

Chinese Pond Turtle
(Mauremys reevesii)
(I) (CE)

Common Thread Turtle
(Mauremys sinensis)
(I)

Hilaire's Side-Necked Turtle
(Phrynops hilarii)

River Cooter
(Pseudemys concinna)

Florida Redbelly Cooter
(Pseudemys nelsoni)

Peninsular Cooter
(Pseudemys peninsularis)
(NT)

Northern Red-Bellied Cooter
(Pseudemys rubriventris)

Eastern Musk Turtle or "Stinkpot"
(Sternotherus odoratus)
(I)

Leopard Tortoise
(Stigmochelys pardalis)
 

 

 

 

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