Spotted box turtle
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Species of turtle
| Spotted box turtle | |
|---|---|
| Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni seen in Nayarit, Mexico | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Emydidae |
| Genus: | Terrapene |
| Species: | T. nelsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Terrapene nelsoni Stejneger, 1925
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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The spotted box turtle (Terrapene nelsoni) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, nelsoni, is in honor of American biologist Edward William Nelson.[4]
Subspecies
[edit]Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies (listed in alphabetical order by subspecific name).[5]
- Northern spotted box turtle (Terrapene nelsoni klauberi) Bogert, 1943
- Southern spotted box turtle (Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni) Stejneger, 1925
References
[edit]- ^ Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (2016) [errata version of 1996 assessment]. "Terrapene nelsoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T21643A97298467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21643A9304626.en. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Fritz, Uwe; Havas, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 200. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895.
- ^ 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. (Terrapene nelsoni, p. 188).
- ^ Species Terrapene nelsoni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
Sources
[edit]- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (1996). Terrapene nelsoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
Further reading
[edit]Stejneger L (1925). "New species and subspecies of American turtles". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 15 (20): 462-463. (Terrapene nelsoni, new species, p. 463).