Southern spotted box turtle
Southern spotted box turtle | |
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Conservation status
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Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Emydidae |
Genus: | Terrapene |
Species: | T. nelsoni
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Subspecies: | T. n. nelsoni
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Trinomial name | |
Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni Stejneger, 1925
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Synonyms[1] | |
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The southern spotted box turtle (Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. It is endemic to Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico.
References[]
- ^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 200. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
Sources[]
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Reptiles of Mexico
- Terrapene
- Turtle stubs