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Oaxaca Mud Turtle

Kinosternon oaxacae

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 2, February 1, March 2, April 2, May 2, June 12, July 5, August 10, September 9, October 4, November 10, December 3.
Mexico62
Oaxaca48
Guerrero14

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderTurtles and Tortoises · Testudines
FamilyAmerican Mud and Musk Turtles · Kinosternidae
GenusMud Turtles · Kinosternon

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Oaxaca Mud Turtle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.