Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Family Kinosternidae Genus Kinosternon Order Turtle | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Cryptodira Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Similar Kinosternon, Turtle, Mexican mud turtle, Alamos mud turtle, Creaser's mud turtle | ||
The rough-footed mud turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes) is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
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Geographic range
K. hirtipes is found in the United States in Texas, and it is also found in Mexico in the Mexican states: Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Mexico DF, Durango, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, and Zacatecas.
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Etymology
The subspecific name, murrayi, is in honor of American zoologist Leo Tildon Murray (1902–1958).
References
Rough-footed mud turtle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA