Emys marmorata Baird and Girard 1852 (western pond turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae

Alternative combinations: Actinemys marmorata, Clemmys marmorata

Synonyms: Actinemys owyheensis Brattstrom and Sturn 1959, Clemmys owyheensis Brattstrom and Sturn 1959

Belongs to Emys according to E. Vlachos 2018

See also Bickham 1975, Holman and Fritz 2001, Martin and Mallory 2011 and van Dijk et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Emys cuvieri, Emys dhongoka, Emys hordwellensis, Emys kachuga, Emys lucii, Emys namadicus, Emys orbicularis, Emys sigriz, Emys sinensis, Emys trinacris, Emys vulgaris, Emys wermuthi, Emys wyomingensis

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (11: California collections)

• Blancan of United States (1: Idaho)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)

• Hemphillian of United States (7: California, Idaho)

• Miocene of United States (1: Oregon)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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