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Herrara’s Mud Turtle

Kinosternon herrerai

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24 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 9, February 7, March 10, April 10, May 6, June 14, July 8, August 9, September 5, October 16, November 4, December 6.
Mexico104
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave56
Tamaulipas20
Hidalgo14
San Luis Potosi8
Puebla6

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

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