Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Order Testudines Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Family Kinosternidae | |
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Similar Turtle, Kinosternon, Tabasco mud turtle, Oaxaca mud turtle, Central American mud turtle | ||
Herrera's mud turtle (Kinosternon herrerai ) is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
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Etymology
The specific name, herrerai, is in honor of Mexican biologist Alfonso Luis Herrera.
Geographic range
K. herrerai is found in the Mexican states of Hidalgo, San Luis PotosÃ, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz.
References
Herrera's mud turtle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA