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Dunn's mud turtle

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Family
  
Kinosternidae

Scientific name
  
Kinosternon dunni

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Testudines

Genus
  
Kinosternon

Higher classification
  
Kinosternon

Similar
  
Central American mud turtle, Creaser's mud turtle, Alamos mud turtle, Kinosternon, Turtle

Dunn's mud turtle (Kinosternon dunni), also known as the Colombian mud turtle, is a species of turtle in the Kinosternidae family.

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Etymology

The epithet or specific name honors Emmett Reid Dunn, an American herpetologist.

Geographic range

K. dunni is endemic to Colombia.

References

Dunn's mud turtle Wikipedia