el im bs , ▁not ▁the ▁h ind ▁lim bs . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁▁ ▁The ▁B aja ▁California ▁slider ▁has ▁an ▁exceed ingly ▁limited ▁ge ographic ▁range , ▁currently ▁found ▁from ▁San ▁Ig na cio ▁south ward ▁into ▁B aja ▁California ▁Sur . ▁They ▁were ▁en demic ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁José ▁Rio ▁bas in ▁in ▁the ▁greater ▁Cab o ▁San ▁Lucas ▁area ▁( where ▁they ▁are ▁now ▁exceed ingly ▁rare ▁due ▁to ▁over ▁fish ing ) ▁but ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 0 0 s ▁they ▁were ▁transport ed ▁north wards ▁by ▁n atives ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁continu ing ▁food ▁source . ▁▁ ▁They ▁prefer ▁larger ▁bodies ▁of ▁water ▁with ▁mud dy ▁bottom s , ▁often ▁seen ▁b ask ing ▁on ▁emer ged ▁rocks ▁or ▁floating ▁logs . ▁Most ▁activity ▁takes ▁place ▁between ▁mid - M arch ▁and ▁October ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁winter ▁months ▁by ▁b ury ing ▁themselves ▁into ▁the ▁mud . ▁ ▁Status ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁still ▁consum ed ▁today ▁in ▁the ▁remote ▁areas ▁of ▁B aja ▁by ▁native ▁people . ▁Although ▁they ▁are ▁extremely ▁w ary ▁of ▁humans ▁being ▁very ▁difficult ▁to ▁approach ▁and ▁are ▁high ▁maintenance , ▁they ▁make ▁good ▁house ▁p ets . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Category : Tra chem ys ▁Category : T urt les ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁Category : End em ic ▁fl ora ▁of ▁Mexico ▁Category : Re pt iles ▁of ▁Mexico ▁Category : Fa una ▁of ▁the ▁B aja ▁California ▁Pen ins ula ▁Category