Mexican mud turtle

The Mexican mud turtle or the Rough-footed mud turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes) is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family. It is found in United States (Texas) and Mexico: Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Mexico DF, Durango, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos and Zacatecas.

Subspecies

• Valley of Mexico mud turtle - Kinosternon hirtipes hirtipes (Wagler, 1830)
• Lake Chapala mud turtle - Kinosternon hirtipes chapalaense (Iverson, 1981)
• San Juanico mud turtle - Kinosternon hirtipes magdalense (Iverson, 1981)
• Viesca mud turtle - Kinosternon hirtipes megacephalum (Extinct) (Iverson, 1981)
• Mexican plateau mud turtle - Kinosternon hirtipes murrayi (Glass and Hartweg, 1951)
• Patzcuarco mud turtle - Kinosternon hirtipes tarascense (Inverson, 1981)

Source

• Wagler, 1830 : Natürliches System der Amphibien, mit vorangehender Classification der Säugthiere und Vögel. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. J.G. Cotta, München, p. 1-354

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