Cora mud turtle
Cora mud turtle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | Kinosternidae |
Genus: | Kinosternon |
Species: | K. cora
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Binomial name | |
Kinosternon cora Loc-Barragán et al., 2020
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The Cora mud turtle (Kinosternon cora) is a species of mud turtle endemic to western Mexico.
Description
The Cora mud turtle is a sister species of the Vallarta mud turtle (Kinosternon vogti), with which it shares most morphological characteristics. It is distinguished from other Kinosternon species (except K. vogti) in having a reduced and weakly movable plastron, and a comparatively wider carapace. The turtle differs from K. vogti mainly in being larger, darker in colour, and having shell scutes of different shapes and dimensions.[2][3]
The Cora mud turtle is found in the Mexican states of Nayarit and Sinaloa.[4] It is named after the Cora people, a Native Mexican people who live in Nayarit.[2]
References
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- ^ "Descritta una nuova specie di tartaruga del fango: Kinosternon cora". Tartapedia (in Italian). 27 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "¡Buenas noticias! Científicos descubren una nueva especie de tortuga mexicana". Animal MX (in Spanish). 27 November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.