Actinemys pallida
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Actinemys pallida, the southwestern pond turtle, is an aquatic turtle of the genus Actinemys in the family Emydidae. It can be found in bodies of water in southern California and Baja California. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Living Desert Zoo and Gardens | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Monterey Bay Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Heal the Bay Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Kung Fu Corals | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Ty Warner Sea Center | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Universal City Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southwestern Pond Turtle sighting in Channel Islands National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 9 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southwestern Pond Turtle in Channel Islands National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–February, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southwestern Pond Turtle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Channel Islands National Park, in our data
Channel Islands National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Southwestern Pond Turtle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southwestern Pond Turtle is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Channel Islands National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
