Pacific pond turtle (Clemmys marmorata) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 9

Special Significance of the Species

Clemmys marmorata is the only species of its genus found in western North America (Ernst et al. 1994).  All four Clemmys species (the wood turtle, Clemmys insculpta; bog turtle, Clemmys muhlenbergii; and spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata) are at some risk of extinction in Canada and the United States.

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