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Durango Mud Turtle

Kinosternon durangoense

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 1, February 0, March 0, April 1, May 1, June 1, July 14, August 3, September 8, October 10, November 0, December 2.
Mexico41
Durango39
United States9
Texas9
Coahuila de Zaragoza1
Zacatecas1

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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

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