Western Pond Turtle (Emys [Actinemys] marmorata) Observations at Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Publication Date

2023-04-21

Start Date

1993

End Date

2014

Kleeman, P.M., and Halstead, B.J., 2023, Western Pond Turtle (Emys [Actinemys] marmorata) observations at Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9PNNTBM.

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Most of these data were collected incidental to surveys for amphibians. The appropriate use of these data are as detections of western pond turtles without regard to sampling effort or detectability.

• USGS Data Release Products
• USGS Western Ecological Research Center