Sonora_mud_turtle

Sonora mud turtle

Sonora mud turtle

Species of turtle

The Sonora mud turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense), also known as the Sonoyta mud turtle, is a species of turtle in the Kinosternidae family. It is found in Mexico and the United States.

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Distribution

Subspecies

  • Sonora mud turtle (subspecies) - Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense (Le Conte, 1854)
  • Sonoyta mud turtle - Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale (Inverson, 1981)

References

  1. [1]
    van Dijk, P.P. (2016) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Kinosternon sonoriense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T11011A97382186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T11011A3238623.en.
  2. [2]
    Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 258–259. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755. S2CID 87809001.

Sources

  • Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Kinosternon sonoriense. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
  • LeConte, 1854 : Description of four new species of Kinosternum. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 7, p. 180–190 (integral text).
  • Ligon, Db, et al. “Physiological and Behavioral Variation in Estivation among Mud Turtles ( Kinosternon Spp.).” Physiological and Biochemical Zoology., vol. 75, no. 3, 2002, pp. 283–293., https://doi.org/10.1086/342000.
  • Stone, P. A. (2001). Movements and Demography of the Sonoran Mud Turtle, Kinosternon sonoriense. The Southwestern Naturalist, 46(1), 41–53. https://doi.org/10.2307/3672372
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