Northwestern Pond Turtle

Actinemys marmorata

The Northwestern Pond Turtle is a small turtle that loves to live in ponds and marshes. It has a beautiful shell with patterns that help it blend in with its surroundings.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Northwestern Pond Turtle has a smooth, low-domed shell that is olive to dark brown or black, often with fine dark lines or speckles. Its skin is yellowish or light brown, typically mottled with dark spots, helping it blend into its environment. The plastron (underside) is usually yellowish.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseTestudinesOrdenTestudinesFamiliaEmydidaeGéneroActinemys

Northwestern Pond Turtle

Categoría

Reptiles

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Female turtles can store sperm for months before laying eggs!

Some turtles have lived longer than your grandparents—over 70 years!

Their eggs are laid in nests dug on land, far from the water!

They can hold their breath underwater for over 30 minutes!

Habilidades especiales

Northwestern Pond Turtle can burrow into soft mud that helps them survive cold winters or dry summers by staying hidden and safe.

Northwestern Pond Turtle has a very long lifespan that helps them grow and reproduce for many decades in their habitat.

Northwestern Pond Turtle has excellent vision underwater that helps them spot tiny prey and avoid predators efficiently.

Northwestern Pond Turtle has a dull, mottled shell that helps them blend perfectly with pond bottoms, making them hard to spot.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 12-20 cm
Peso: 0.2-1.5 kg
Esperanza de vida: 30-55 años
Top Speed: 3 km/h
Velocidad de nado: 3 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 3-13
Incubación: 70-120 días

Dieta y alimentación

An omnivore, it eats both plants and animals it finds in and around its watery home.

Diferencias por edad: Young turtles eat more meat, while adults add more plants to their diet.

Alimentos principales

Aquatic insects
Tadpoles
Small fish
Snails
Algae
Water plants

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raccoons raid their nests.

eats

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Turtles eat bullfrog tadpoles.

shelters

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Cattails provide cover and nesting.

hunts

Threespine Stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

Turtles prey on small fish.

Rasgos

Manchado

Marcado con manchas o parches de un color diferente.

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Omnívoro

Este rasgo identifica organismos cuya dieta incluye tanto materia vegetal como animal.

Camuflado

El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.