The Western Pond Turtle,

Clemmys marmorata...

A Natural History of the Species

•2005•

“The Western Pond Turtle, Clemmys marmorata… A Natural History of the Species,” by California wildlife biologist Matthew Bettelheim, synthesizes the extant literature, including close to 300 peer-reviewed journal articles, theses, technical reports, gray-literature, and herpetological books, to provide a much-needed review of the species and its status throughout its range. Contents include topics such as taxonomy, etymology, geographic variation, range, distribution (Canada, United States, and Mexico), physical description, behavior, overland movements, habitat, diet, reproduction, predation and mortality, and conservation status. The booklet includes fine art illustrations by contributors Roger Hall (www.inkart.net) and Joe Crowley, and a distribution map by botanist and GIS specialist Heath Bartosh.

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[March 15, 2005]