Dunn's mud turtle
| Dunn's mud turtle | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Kinosternidae |
| Genus: | Kinosternon |
| Species: | K. dunni |
| Binomial name | |
| Kinosternon dunni [1] Schmidt, 1947[2] | |
Dunn's mud turtle (Kinosternon dunni),[1] also known as the Colombian mud turtle, is a species of turtle in the Kinosternidae family.
Etymology
The epithet or specific name honors Emmett Reid Dunn, an American herpetologist.[3]
Geographic range
K. dunni is endemic to Colombia.
References
- 1 2 3 Rhodin 2010, p. 000.98
- ↑ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 252. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Kinosternon dunni, p. 77).
External links
- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Kinosternon dunni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status". Archived from the original (pdf) on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- Schmidt KP. 1947. A New Kinosternid Turtle from Colombia. Fieldiana Zoology 31 (13): 109-112. (Kinosternon dunni, new species).
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