Sonora mud 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. The Sonoran mud turtle species is heavily influenced by its environment. Depending on the amount of water available due to fixed water sources or rainfall, is how tolerant the mud turtle is to drought. The species drought tolerance is extremely variable, depending on its environment.

Sonora mud turtle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Kinosternidae
Genus: Kinosternon
Species:
K. sonoriense
Binomial name
Kinosternon sonoriense
Le Conte, 1854
Synonyms[2]
Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense
  • Kinosternum sonoriense LeConte, 1854
  • Kinosternon sonoriense Gray, 1856
  • Cinosternum sonoriense Agassiz, 1857
  • Thyrosternum sonoriense Agassiz, 1857
  • Kinosternum henrici LeConte, 1860
  • Thyrosternum henrici Troschel, 1860
  • Cinosternon henrici Strauch, 1862
  • Cinosternon sonoriense Strauch, 1862
  • Thylosternum sonoriense Müller, 1865
  • Swanka henricii Gray, 1870 (ex errore)
  • Cinosternum henrici Cope, 1875
  • Swanka henrici Boulenger, 1889
  • Kinosternon sonoriensis Bogert & Oliver, 1945 (ex errore)
  • Kinosternon sonorensis Weise, 1962 (ex errore)
  • Kinosternon seonoriense Berry & Shine, 1980 (ex errore)
  • Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense Iverson, 1981
  • Kinosternon sonorense sonorense Rogner, 1996 (ex errore)
Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale
  • Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale Iverson, 1981
  • Kinosternon sonorense longifemorale Rogner, 1996

Distribution

Subspecies
  • Sonora mud turtle (subspecies) - Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense (Le Conte, 1854)
  • Sonoyta mud turtle - Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale (Inverson, 1981)
  • Kinosternon sonotiense
  • Female Sonoran Mud Turtle

References
  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. Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 258–259. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755. S2CID 87809001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

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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