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Mud Turtles
''Kinosternon'' is a genus of small aquatic turtles from the Americas known commonly as mud turtles. Geographic range They are found in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The greatest species richness is in Mexico, and only three species ('' K. dunni'', '' K. leucostomum'', and '' K. scorpioides'') are found in South America. Description They are very similar to the musk turtles, but generally smaller in size, and their carapaces are not as highly domed. Diet All mud turtles are carnivorous, consuming various aquatic invertebrates, fish, and even carrion. Species Extant * Central Chiapas mud turtle - ''K. abaxillare'' (Baur, 1925) *Tabasco mud turtle - ''K. acutum'' Gray, 1831 *Alamos mud turtle - ''K. alamosae'' Berry & Legler, 1980 *Central American mud turtle - ''K. angustipons'' Legler, 1965 * Striped mud turtle - ''K. baurii'' (Garman, 1891) * Jalisco mud turtle - ''K. chimalhuaca'' Berry, Seidel, & Iverson, 1996 *Cora mud turtle - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Baptist Von Spix
Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix (9 February 1781 – 13 March 1826) was a German natural history, biologist. From his expedition to Brazil, he brought to Germany a large variety of specimens of plants, insects, mammals, birds, amphibians and fish. They constitute an important basis for today's National Zoological Collection in Munich. Numerous examples of his ethnographic collections, such as dance masks and the like, are now part of the collection of the Museum Five Continents, Museum of Ethnography in Munich. Biography Spix was born in Höchstadt, in present-day Middle Franconia, as the seventh of eleven children. His childhood home is the site of the Spix Museum, open to the public since 2004. He studied philosophy in Bamberg and graduated with a doctoral degree. Later he studied theology in Würzburg. After attending lectures of the young professor Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, F. W. J. Schelling, Spix became interested in nature. He quit his theology studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Chiapas Mud Turtle
Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as Middle Africa * Central America, a region in the centre of America continent * Central Asia, a region in the centre of Eurasian continent * Central Australia, a region of the Australian continent * Central Belt, an area in the centre of Scotland * Central Europe, a region of the European continent * Central London, the centre of London * Central Region (other) * Central United States, a region of the United States of America Specific locations Countries * Central African Republic, a country in Africa States and provinces * Blue Nile (state) or Central, a state in Sudan * Central Department, Paraguay * Central Province (Kenya) * Central Province (Papua New Guinea) * Central Province (Solomon Islands) * Central Province, Sri Lank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durango Mud Turtle
The Durango mud turtle (''Kinosternon durangoense'') is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae The Kinosternidae are a family of mostly small turtles that includes the mud turtles and musk turtles. The family contains 25 species within four genera, but taxonomic reclassification is an ongoing process, so many sources vary on the exact num ... family. It is endemic to north-eastern Mexico. It is found in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Durango. References * Iverson, 1979 : A taxonomic reappraisal of the yellow mud turtle, Kinosternon flavescens (Testudines: Kinosternidae). Copeia, vol. 1979, n. 2, p. 212–225. Kinosternon Endemic reptiles of Mexico Natural history of Chihuahua (state) Natural history of Coahuila Natural history of Durango Reptiles described in 1979 {{Turtle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Patterson Schmidt
Karl Patterson Schmidt (June 19, 1890 – September 26, 1957) was an American herpetologist. Family Schmidt was the son of George W. Schmidt and Margaret Patterson Schmidt. George W. Schmidt was a German professor, who, at the time of Karl Schmidt's birth, was teaching in Lake Forest, Illinois. His family left the city in 1907 and settled in Wisconsin. They worked on a farm near Stanley, Wisconsin, where his mother and his younger brother died in a fire on August 7, 1935. The brother, Franklin J. W. Schmidt, had been prominent in the then-new field of wildlife management. Karl Schmidt married Margaret Wightman in 1919, and they had two sons, John and Robert. Education In 1913, Schmidt entered Cornell University to study biology and geology. In 1915, he discovered his preference for herpetology during a four-month training course at the Perdee Oil Company in Louisiana. In 1916, he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts and made his first geological expedition to Santo Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creaser's Mud Turtle
Creaser's mud turtle (''Kinosternon creaseri'') is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula in southeastern Mexico. Geographic range ''K. creaseri'' is found in the Mexican states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatan. www.reptile-database.org. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''K. creaseri'' is ponds, both permanent and temporary, in forest, shrubland, and freshwater wetlands. Behavior ''K. creaseri'' aestivates most of the year, and is only active during the rainy season, which occurs in June through October. Reproduction ''K. creaseri'' is oviparous. Clutch size is one or two eggs, and each female lays more than one clutch per year. Sex of the hatchlings is determined by temperature. Etymology The specific name, ''creaseri'', is in honor of American zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesús A
Jesus ( AD 30 or 33) was a Jewish preacher and religious leader who most Christians believe to be the incarnation of God and Muslims believe was a prophet. Jesus may also refer to: People Religious figures * Elymas Bar-Jesus, a Jew in the ''Acts of the Apostles'', chapter 13, who opposed the missionary Paul on Cyprus * Jesus Barabbas (Matthew 27:16–17 margin), pardoned criminal * Jesus Justus (Colossians 4:11), Christian in Rome mentioned by Paul Other people with the name * Jesus (name), as given name and surname, derived from the Latin name ''Iesus'' and the Greek ('). * Jesus ben Ananias (died ), Jewish nationalist mentioned by Josephus * Jesus Ben Sira (), religious writer, author of the Book of Sirach * Jesus Christ Allin or GG Allin (1956–1993), American punk rock musician * Jesús González Díaz (born 1994), simply known as Jesús, Spanish footballer * Jesús Malverde, legendary Mexican bandit-saint * Jesús Rodríguez (other) * Gabriel Jesus (born 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cora Mud Turtle
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. The Cora mud turtle is found in the Mexican states of Nayarit Nayarit (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit), is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its ... and Sinaloa. It is named after the Cora people, a Native Mexican people who live in Nayarit. References Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael E
SS ''Michael E'' was a cargo ship that was built in 1941. She was the first British Catapult Aircraft Merchant ship: a merchant ship fitted with a rocket catapult to launch a single Hawker Hurricane fighter to defend a convoy against long-range German bombers. She was sunk on her maiden voyage by a German submarine. Description ''Michael E'' was built by William Hamilton & Co Ltd, Port Glasgow. Launched in 1941, she was completed in May of that year. She was the United Kingdom's first CAM ship, armed with an aircraft catapult on her bow to launch a Hawker Sea Hurricane. The ship was long between perpendiculars ( overall), with a beam of . She had a depth of and a draught of . She was and . She had six corrugated furnaces feeding two 225 lbf/in2 single-ended boilers with a combined heating surface of . The boilers fed a 443 NHP triple-expansion steam engine that had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by David Rowan & Co Ltd, Glasgow. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalisco Mud Turtle
The Jalisco mud turtle (''Kinosternon chimalhuaca'') is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family endemic to Mexico. It is found in Colima and Jalisco. References * Berry, Seidel & Iverson, 1996 : ''[Kinosternon chimalhuaca]'' ''in'' Rogner, 1996 : ''Schildkröten'' (p. 23-24). Kinosternon Turtles of North America Endemic reptiles of Mexico Natural history of Colima Natural history of Jalisco Least concern biota of North America Reptiles described in 1996 {{Turtle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Garman
Samuel Walton Garman (June 5, 1843 – September 30, 1927), or "Garmann" as he sometimes styled himself, was a naturalist/zoologist from Pennsylvania. He became noted as an ichthyologist and herpetologist. Biography Garman was born in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, on 5 June 1843. In 1868 he joined an expedition to the American West with John Wesley Powell. He graduated from the Illinois State Normal University in 1870, and for the following year was principal of the Mississippi State Normal School. In 1871, he became professor of natural sciences in Ferry Hall Seminary, Lake Forest, Illinois, and a year later became a special pupil of Louis Agassiz. He was a friend and regular correspondent of the naturalist Edward Drinker Cope, and in 1872 accompanied him on a fossil hunting trip to Wyoming. In 1870 he became assistant director of herpetology and ichthyology at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology. His work was mostly in the classification of fish, especially sharks, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Striped Mud Turtle
The striped mud turtle (''Kinosternon baurii'') is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is native to the southeastern United States. Etymology The specific name, ''baurii'', is in honor of herpetologist Georg Baur.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Kinosternon baurii'', p. 19). Geographic range The striped mud turtle is found in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Description ''K. baurii'' has three light-colored stripes along the length of the smooth carapace. It can grow to a straight carapace length of 8–12 cm (3-4¾ inches). Habitat and behavior ''K. baurii'' is a common species found in freshwater habitats. It wanders about on land more than any other of the mud turtles and can sometimes be observed foraging for food in cow dung. Diet The striped mud turtle is omnivorous. It eats insects, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central American Mud Turtle
The Central American mud turtle (''Kinosternon angustipons''), also known as the narrow-bridged mud turtle, is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family endemic to Central America. It can be found in the following countries: Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co .... In terms of reproduction, the female Central American mud Turtle can lay up to 4 eggs at time of reproduction, and multiple times a year. References * Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996.Kinosternon angustipons 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 July 2007. * Legler, 1965 : A new species of turtle, genus Kinosternon, from Central America. University of Kansas Publications of the Museum of Natural History, volume 15, number 13, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
