Creaser's mud turtle
Creaser's mud turtle (Kinosternon creaseri) is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula in southeastern Mexico.
| Creaser's mud turtle | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Kinosternidae |
| Genus: | Kinosternon |
| Species: | K. creaseri |
| Binomial name | |
| Kinosternon creaseri | |
Geographic range edit
K. creaseri is found in the Mexican states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatan.[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of K. creaseri is ponds, both permanent and temporary, in forest, shrubland, and freshwater wetlands.[1]
Behavior edit
K. creaseri aestivates most of the year, and is only active during the rainy season, which occurs in June through October.[1]
Reproduction edit
K. creaseri is oviparous.[1][3] Clutch size is one or two eggs, and each female lays more than one clutch per year.[1] Sex of the hatchlings is determined by temperature.[3]
Etymology edit
The specific name, creaseri, is in honor of American zoologist Edwin Phillip Creaser (1907–1981).[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e van Dijk, P.P.; Lee, J.; Calderón Mandujano, R. (2007). "Kinosternon creaseri (errata version published in 2016)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 251–252. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755. S2CID 87809001.
- ^ a b c Species Kinosternon creaseri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Kinosternon creaseri, p. 61).
Further reading edit
- Hartweg NE (1934). "Description of a new kinosternid from Yucatan". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (277): 1–2. (Kinosternon creaseri, new species).