Durango mud turtle

The Durango mud turtle (Kinosternon durangoense) is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family.

Durango mud turtle

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Kinosternidae
Genus: Kinosternon
Species:
K. durangoense
Binomial name
Kinosternon durangoense
(Iverson, 1979)
Synonyms[2]
  • Kinosternon flavescens durangoense Iverson, 1979
  • Kinosternon durangoense Serb, Phillips & Iverson, 2001

It is endemic to northeastern Mexico. It is found in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Durango.

References

  1. van Dijk, P.P. (2007). "Kinosternon durangoense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63668A97380600. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63668A12704979.en.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 252. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  • Iverson, 1979 : A taxonomic reappraisal of the yellow mud turtle, Kinosternon flavescens (Testudines: Kinosternidae). Copeia, vol. 1979, n. 2, p. 212–225.


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