Mud turtles live in the ground layer on the bed of bodies of slowly-flowing or still water. By burrowing deeply into mud, mud turtles are protected from danger. They occasionally like to bask in the sun.[2]
Speciesedit
Extantedit
Central Chiapas mud turtle - K. abaxillare (Baur, 1925)
^ abObst, Fritz Jürgen (1986). Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins (1 ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 112. ISBN0-312-82362-2.
^Loc-Barragán, Jesús A.; Reyes-Velasco, Jacobo; Woolrich-Piña, Guillermo A.; Grünwald, Christoph I.; Anaya, Myriam Venegas De; Rangel-Mendoza, Judith A.; López-Luna, Marco A. (27 November 2020). "A New Species of Mud Turtle of Genus Kinosternon (Testudines: Kinosternidae) from the Pacific Coastal Plain of Northwestern Mexico". Zootaxa. 4885 (4): 509–529. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4885.4.3. PMID 33311258.
^Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Inverson, John B.; Roger, Bour; Fritz, Uwe; Georges, Arthur; Shaffer, H. Bradley; van Dijk, Peter Paul (August 3, 2017). "Turtles of the world, 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status(8th Ed.)" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 7. ISBN978-1-5323-5026-9. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
^ abMcCord, Robert D. (2016-02-17). "What is Kinosternon arizonense?". Historical Biology. 28 (1–2): 310–315. Bibcode:2016HBio...28..310M. doi:10.1080/08912963.2015.1053879. ISSN 0891-2963. S2CID 85572922.
^López-Luna, Marco A.; Cupul-Magaña, Fabio G.; Escobedo-Galván, Armando H.; González-Hernández, Adriana J.; Centenero-Alcalá, Eric; Rangel-Mendoza, Judith A.; Ramírez-Ramírez, Mariana M.; Cazares-Hernández, and Erasmo. "A Distinctive New Species of Mud Turtle from Western México". Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 2018.
Bibliography
Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17.
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kinosternon, turtle, redirects, here, african, species, pelusios, genus, small, aquatic, turtles, from, americas, known, commonly, turtles, mississippi, turtle, subrubrum, hippocrepisscientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordatac. Mud turtle redirects here For the African species see Pelusios Kinosternon is a genus of small aquatic turtles from the Americas known commonly as mud turtles KinosternonMississippi mud turtleKinosternon subrubrum hippocrepisScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder TestudinesSuborder CryptodiraSuperfamily KinosternoideaFamily KinosternidaeSubfamily KinosterninaeGenus KinosternonSpix 1824 1 Contents 1 Geographic range 2 Description 3 Diet 4 Behavior 5 Species 5 1 Extant 5 2 Extinct 6 ReferencesGeographic range editThey are found in the United States Mexico Central America and South America The greatest species richness is in Mexico and only three species K dunni K leucostomum and K scorpioides are found in South America Description editThey are very similar to the musk turtles but generally smaller in size and their carapaces are not as highly domed Diet editAll mud turtles are carnivorous consuming various aquatic invertebrates especially molluscs and worms 2 fish and even carrion Behavior editMud turtles live in the ground layer on the bed of bodies of slowly flowing or still water By burrowing deeply into mud mud turtles are protected from danger They occasionally like to bask in the sun 2 Species editExtant edit Central Chiapas mud turtle K abaxillare Baur 1925 Tabasco mud turtle K acutum Gray 1831 1 Alamos mud turtle K alamosae Berry amp Legler 1980 1 Central American mud turtle K angustipons Legler 1965 1 Striped mud turtle K baurii Garman 1891 1 Jalisco mud turtle K chimalhuaca Berry Seidel amp Iverson 1996 1 Cora mud turtle K cora Loc Barragan et al 2020 3 Creaser s mud turtle K creaseri Hartweg 1934 1 Dunn s mud turtle K dunni Schmidt 1947 1 Durango mud turtle K durangoense Iverson 1979 1 Yellow mud turtle K flavescens Agassiz 1857 1 Herrera s mud turtle K herrerai Stejneger 1925 1 Rough footed mud turtle K hirtipes Wagler 1830 1 Valley of Mexico mud turtle K h hirtipes Wagler 1830 1 Lake Chapala mud turtle K h chapalaense Iverson 1981 1 San Juanico mud turtle K h magdalense Iverson 1981 1 Viesca mud turtle K h megacephalum Iverson 1981 extinct 1 Mexican plateau mud turtle K h murrayi Glass and Hartweg 1951 1 Patzcuarco mud turtle K h tarascense Iverson 1981 1 Mexican mud turtle K integrum LeConte 1954 1 White lipped mud turtle K leucostomum A M C Dumeril Bibron amp A H A Dumeril 1851 1 Northern white lipped mud turtle K l leucostomum A M C Dumeril Bibron amp A H A Dumeril 1851 1 Southern white lipped mud turtle K l postinguinale Cope 1887 1 Oaxaca mud turtle K oaxacae Berry amp Iverson 1980 1 Scorpion mud turtle K scorpioides Linnaeus 1766 1 Scorpion mud turtle subspecies K s scorpioides Linnaeus 1766 1 White throated mud turtle K s albogulare A H A Dumeril and Bocourt 1870 1 Red cheeked mud turtle K s cruentatum A M C Dumeril Bibron amp A H A Dumeril 1851 1 Sonora mud turtle K sonoriense Le Conte 1854 1 Sonora mud turtle subspecies K s sonoriense Le Conte 1854 1 Sonoyta mud turtle K s longifemorale Iverson 1981 1 Florida mud turtle K steindachneri Siebenrock 1906 4 Arizona mud turtle K stejnegeri Gilmore 1923 1 5 Eastern mud turtle K subrubrum Bonnaterre 1789 1 Eastern mud turtle subspecies K s subrubrum Bonnaterre 1789 1 Mississippi mud turtle K s hippocrepis Bonnaterre 1789 1 Vallarta mud turtle K vogti Lopez Luna et al 2018 6 Extinct edit Kinosternon arizonense Gilmore 1923 known from Plio Pleistocene fossil remains formerly considered conspecific with K stejnegeri 1 5 nbsp Tabasco mud turtle Kinosternon acutum 6 March 2018 nbsp Arizona mud turtle Kinosternon arizonense 25 October 2018 nbsp Creaser s mud turtle Kinosternon creaseri juvenile from Yucatan Mexico nbsp Mexican mud turtle Kinosternon integrum a sub adult from the Municipality of Tula Tamaulipas Mexico 20 September 2003 nbsp Oaxaca mud turtle Kinosternon oaxacae La Soledad Oaxaca Mexico nbsp Scorpion mud turtle Kinosternon scorpioides southern Tamaulipas Mexico 23 September 2004 nbsp Sonoran mud turtle Kinosternon sonoriense male nbsp Eastern mud turtle Kinosternon subrubrum plastron References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Rhodin 2010 p 000 95 000 98 a b Obst Fritz Jurgen 1986 Turtles Tortoises and Terrapins 1 ed New York St Martin s Press p 112 ISBN 0 312 82362 2 Loc Barragan Jesus A Reyes Velasco Jacobo Woolrich Pina Guillermo A Grunwald Christoph I Anaya Myriam Venegas De Rangel Mendoza Judith A Lopez Luna Marco A 27 November 2020 A New Species of Mud Turtle of Genus Kinosternon Testudines Kinosternidae from the Pacific Coastal Plain of Northwestern Mexico Zootaxa 4885 4 509 529 doi 10 11646 zootaxa 4885 4 3 PMID 33311258 Rhodin Anders G J Inverson John B Roger Bour Fritz Uwe Georges Arthur Shaffer H Bradley van Dijk Peter Paul August 3 2017 Turtles of the world 2017 update Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy synonymy distribution and conservation status 8th Ed PDF Chelonian Research Monographs 7 ISBN 978 1 5323 5026 9 Retrieved October 4 2019 a b McCord Robert D 2016 02 17 What is Kinosternon arizonense Historical Biology 28 1 2 310 315 Bibcode 2016HBio 28 310M doi 10 1080 08912963 2015 1053879 ISSN 0891 2963 S2CID 85572922 Lopez Luna Marco A Cupul Magana Fabio G Escobedo Galvan Armando H Gonzalez Hernandez Adriana J Centenero Alcala Eric Rangel Mendoza Judith A Ramirez Ramirez Mariana M Cazares Hernandez and Erasmo A Distinctive New Species of Mud Turtle from Western Mexico Chelonian Conservation and Biology 2018 BibliographyRhodin Anders G J van Dijk Peter Paul Iverson John B Shaffer H Bradley 2010 12 14 Turtles of the world 2010 update Annotated checklist of taxonomy synonymy distribution and conservation status PDF Chelonian Research Monographs 5 Archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 17 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kinosternon amp oldid 1218126498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
