| Dunn's mud turtle | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Kinosternidae |
| Genus: | Kinosternon |
| Species: | K. dunni |
| Binomial name | |
| Kinosternon dunni | |
Dunn's mud turtle (Kinosternon dunni),[1] also known commonly as the Colombian mud turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae.
Etymology
The epithet or specific name, dunni, honors Emmett Reid Dunn, an American herpetologist.[3]
Geographic range
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of K. dunni is freshwater swamps and slow rivers.[4]
References
- 1 2 Rhodin 2010, p. 000.98
- ↑ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 252. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Kinosternon dunni, p. 77).
- ↑ Species Kinosternon dunni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. 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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