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
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