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title: "Northwestern Pond Turtle"
description: "Actinemys marmorata — Reptiles. The western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata), also known commonly as the Pacific pond turtle is a species of small to medium-sized turtle in the family Emydidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/northwestern-pond-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northwestern Pond Turtle

> Actinemys marmorata — Reptiles. The western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata), also known commonly as the Pacific pond turtle is a species of small to medium-sized turtle in the family Emydidae.

- Scientific name: *Actinemys marmorata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 9548
- Wikidata: [Q667848](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q667848)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73592](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73592)

## Names

- en: Northwestern Pond Turtle
- de: Pazifische Sumpfschildkröte
- es: Tortuga de Poza Occidental
- fr: Tortue de l'ouest
- nl: Pacifische waterschildpad

## Countries with the most observations

US (8854)

## Summary

The western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata), also known commonly as the Pacific pond turtle is a species of small to medium-sized turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to the western coast of the United States and Mexico, ranging from western Washington state to northern Baja California. It was formerly found in Canada (in British Columbia), but in May 2002, the Canadian Species at Risk Act listed the Pacific pond turtle as being extirpated.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_pond_turtle

## Photo

![Northwestern Pond Turtle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northwestern-pond-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/215083911

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northwestern-pond-turtle?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).