Abstract

VALDEZ-VILLAVICENCIO, Jorge H.; PERALTA-GARCIA, Anny  and  GUILLEN-GONZALEZ, J. Ángel. New population of the Southwestern pond Turtle Emys pallida in the Central Desert of Baja California, Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2016, vol.87, n.1, pp.264-266. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2015.10.004.

We report a new population of the southwestern pond turtle Emys pallida in Baja California. This record represents a range extension of 95.5 km south from the nearest reported location. Also represents the only oasis population within the Central Desert ecoregion in Baja California.

Keywords : Emydidae; Oasis; Desert environment; Relict.

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