Sonora mud turtle

Sonora mud turtle
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Kinosternidae
Genus:	Kinosternon
Species:	K. sonoriense
Binomial name
	Kinosternon sonoriense; LeConte, 1854
Synonyms[1]
	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;

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

Distribution

Mexico: Chihuahua and Sonora.
United States: Arizona and New Mexico (extinct in California).

Subspecies

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

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References

Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 258–259. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. 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).

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[Fritz_2007-1] Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 258–259. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.