Western pond turtles may survive more than 30 years in the wild.

It is a parent of several hybrid Asian pond turtles that were described as new species.

At a video station, a cabinet with doors can be opened to reveal preserved pond turtles.

The parent family for Chrysemys is Emydidae: the pond turtles.

The bank also plans to get as many as 21 spotted pond turtles from Hong Kong.

The land is in good condition, with ponds of duckweed and other wetland plants that harbor several pond turtles.

"Western Pond Turtles are a snapshot of what is happening to turtles in general.

Western pond turtles and naturalized bullfrogs are known to occur in Novato Creek.

As with other pond turtles, such as the bog turtle, the painted turtle's feet are webbed to aid swimming.

Emydidae, commonly called the pond turtles or marsh turtles, are a family of turtles.

It was also the source of a regional favorite, western pond turtles, which were relished as terrapin soup in San Francisco and elsewhere.

Now, Emydidae, with the exception of two species of pond turtles, is entirely a Western Hemisphere family.

Western pond turtles occur in both permanent and intermittent waters, including marshes, streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes.

Western pond turtles are omnivorous and most of their animal diet includes insects, crayfish and other aquatic invertebrates.

The exhibit was renovated in 2005, enlarging both the land area and pool size, and an area for Asian pond turtles was added nearby.

Also present are Pacific Pond turtles, once an important part of Tulare Lake's fishery trade with San Fransisco.

Western pond turtles originally ranged from northern Baja California, Mexico, north to the Puget Sound region of Washington.

Genus Mauremys, pond turtles (including Annamemys, Cathaiemys and Emmenia)

Many fossils of rabbits, rodents and pond turtles, as well as coyotes, deer and the Black bear, have been recovered as well.

Wildlife recorded here include the prairie and peregrine falcon, Cooper's and sharp-shinned hawks, red-legged frogs, and northwestern pond turtles.

These wetland communities are important habitat for many species including sora and Virginia rails, western pond turtles, and the federally-listed endangered Red-legged Frog.

Western pond turtles will rapidly dive off basking sites when approached by humans, even at distances of over 50 m. Consequently, this species is often overlooked in the wild.

This walk-through aviary displays scarlet ibis, emerald toucanet, roseate spoonbill and other South American birds as well as pond turtles.

Pond Turtles are now rare in the Willamette Valley north of Eugene, Oregon, but abundance increases south of that city where temperatures are higher.

Western pond turtles seek refuge in deep water, under submerged logs and rocks, in beaver burrows and lodges, and by "swimming" into deep silt.

The family Emydidae includes more than 40 species in 12 genera.

The family Emydidae includes close to 50 species in 10 genera.

This is also very similar to other omnivore Emydidae turtles.

Glyptemys is a genus of turtle in the family Emydidae.

Within the Emydidae, two subfamilies were recognized along biogeographic lines.

Yellow-bellied slider, a land and water turtle belonging to the family Emydidae.

The parent family for Chrysemys is Emydidae: the pond turtles.

It belongs to the Emydidae turtle family.

Previously considered a distinct family placed on occasion in "Kinosternoidea", it was later moved to the Emydidae.

Map turtles are more carnivorous than most other members of the family Emydidae, and the northern map turtle is no exception.

The Deirochelyinae are a subfamily of Emydidae.

Traditional systematics placed the geoemydids to the family Emydidae as the subfamily Batagurinae.

Now, Emydidae, with the exception of two species of pond turtles, is entirely a Western Hemisphere family.

Eng Red-eared terrapin) is a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae.

The Emydidae are most closely related to the tortoises (Testudinidae) and are included along with that family in the Testudinoidea.

The turtle is the only species of the genus Chrysemys, which is part of the pond turtle family Emydidae.

The Central Antillean slider (Trachemys stejnegeri), is a species of turtle in the Emydidae family.

The enigmatic big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) was for some time considered a specialized but still very primitive early offshoot of the Emydidae.

The Florida box turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri) is a subspecies of turtle belonging to the family Emydidae.

The taxonomic classification of Emydidae turtles has been eventful and there are many schools of thought about how the different genera and species should be arranged.

The Sicilian pond turtle (Emys trinacris), is a turtle of the family Emydidae found in Sicily.

The ringed map turtle or ringed sawback (Graptemys oculifera) is a species of turtle in the Emydidae family.

Species that Miomachairodus would probably have encountered in this region of China would have certainly been reptiles such as Emydidae and Testudo.

The ornate slider (Trachemys ornata) is turtle belonging to the Trachemys genus of the family Emydidae.

The northern map turtle (Graptemys geographica), formerly known as the common map turtle, is an aquatic turtle in the family Emydidae.