EMYSystem Text Only Species Page: Kinosternon herrerai


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order..........TESTUDINES (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
family...........Kinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
subfamily.......Kinosterninae (American Mud and Musk turtles)
genus...............Kinosternon (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
species..............Kinosternon herrerai (Herrera's Mud Turtle)
Original Description
Stejneger 1925 : 462
Holotype
USNM 61249
Type Locality
"Xochimilco, Valley of Mexico" (in error); restricted to "La Laja, Veracruz" [Mexico] by Smith and Taylor (1950a:349; 1950b:24); restricted by Smith and Brandon (1968:54) to "vicinity of Tampico" [Tamaulipas, Mexico]
Original name
Kinosternon herrerai
Common Name
Herrera's Mud Turtle
Distribution
East-central Mexico
Comments
Reviewed by Smith and Smith (1979) and Berry and Iverson (1980a).
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