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Terrapene ornata luteola

Adult, 4,000′, Sonora, Mexico

DESERT BOX TURTLE
Terrapene ornata – Agassiz 1857
Terrapene ornata luteola – Smith & Ramsey 1952

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Chihuahua Grassland Habitat, Cochise Co., Arizona

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I have seen this turtle twice in Sonora, Mexico. The first was in 2002 on the Cuota Hwy north of Magdalena, in an area of mixed Sinaloa Thornscrub and [...]

Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima rogerbarbouri

Juvenile, Colima, Mexico (Courtesy of Jacobo)

Plastron of above individual

WESTERN MEXICO WOOD TURTLE
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima – Gray 1855
Rhinoclemmys pulcharrima rogerbarbouri – Ernst 1978

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Seasonal Creek Habitat, 1,700′, Sonora, Mexico

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Kinosternon sp. “Chihuahua”

Adult, 6,500′, Chihuahua, Mexico (2002)

Carapace of Adult, 6,500′, Chihuahua, Mexico (2002)

Plastron of Adult, 6,500′, Chihuahua, Mexico (2002)

MUD TURTLE
Kinosternon sp. –

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Pine-Forest Habitat, 6,500′, Chihuahua, Mexico

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Trachemys yaquia

Adult, Rio Yaqui, Sonora, Mexico

Same individual as above

Plastron of above individual

YAQUI SLIDER
Trachemys yaquia – Legler & Webb 1979

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Upper Rio Yaqui, Sonora, Mexico (2003)

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Trachemys nebulosa

Adult, Baja California Sur, Mexico (Courtesy of Serpentario de La Paz)

BAJA CALIFORNIA SLIDER
Trachemys nebulosa – Van Denburgh 1895

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Terrapene nelsoni klauberi

KLAUBER’S SPOTTED BOX TURTLE
Terrapene nelsoni – Stejneger 1925
Terrapene nelsoni klauberi – Bogert 1943

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Kinosternon leucostomum leucostomum

Adult, 150′, Veracruz, Mexico

Close-Up of Head, Adult, 150′, Veracruz, Mexico

Plastrons for Comparison, (M – Top, F – Bottom), 150′, Veracruz, Mexico

Adult Turtle Rescued from Vendor, 50′, Veracruz, Mexico

Carapace, Rescued Turtle

Plastron, Rescued Turtle

WHITE-LIPPED MUD TURTLE
Kinosternon leucostomum – Dumeril & Bibron 1851
Kinosternon leucostomum leucostomum – Dumeril & Bibron 1851

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Flooded Field [...]

Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense

Adult, 5,700′, Sonora, Mexico

Plastron, Adult

Hatchling, 5,700′, Sonora, Mexico

Plastron, Juvenile

SONORAN MUD TURTLE
Kinosternon sonoriense – LeConte 1854
Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense – LeConte 1854

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Permanent Stream Habitat, 4,500′, Sonora, Mexico

Habitat, 5,700′, Sonora, Mexico

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Terrapene ornata ornata

Adult, Kansas

Close-Up of Head

ORNATE BOX TURTLE
Terrapene ornata – Agassiz 1857
Terrapene ornata ornata – Agassiz 1857

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In Mexico this species’ occurrence is hypothetical, but probable. It is to be expected in the states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon and Coahuila within relatively close proximity of the Rio Grande.

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This is primarily a turtle of prairie grassland environments, but [...]

Kinosternon integrum

Adult, 5,000′, Puebla, Mexico

Carapace, Adult

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Juvenile, 5,000′, Puebla, Mexico

Adult, 500′, Guerrero, Mexico

Adult, 1,700′, Sonora, Mexico

MEXICO MUD TURTLE
Kinosternon integrum – LeConte 1854

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Desert Riparian Habitat, 5,000′, Puebla, Mexico

Pond Habitat, 500′, Guerrero, Mexico

Seasonal Creek Habitat, 1,700′, Sonora, Mexico

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Kinosternon arizonense

Adult, 2,300′, Pima County, Arizona

Carapace, Adult

ARIZONA MUD TURTLE
Kinosternon arizonense – Gilmore 1922

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Man-Made Habitat, 2,300′, Sonora-Arizona Border

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Gopherus berlandieri

Adult, Southern Texas

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Gopherus berlandieri – Agassiz 1857

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Gopherus agassizii

Adult, 2,200′, Pima County, Arizona

Adult, in situ, 2,200′, Pima County, Arizona

Tortoise from Tropical Deciduous Forest, 3,200′, Sonora, Mexico

DESERT TORTOISE
Gopherus agassizii – Cooper 1863

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Habitat, 100′, Sonora, Mexico

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Chrysemys picta bellii

Hatchling, Kansas

Plastron, Hatchling, Kansas

WESTERN PAINTED TURTLE
Chrysemys picta – Schneider 1783
Chrysemys picta bellii – Gray 1831

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Apalone spinifera emoryi

Adult Female, Lake Mead, Nevada

Close-Up of Head

TEXAS SPINY SOFTSHELL TURTLE
Apalone spinifera – LeSueur 1827
Apalone spinifera emoryi – Agassiz 1857

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Slow, medium and fast-moving creeks, streams, rivers and their associated oxbows and stock ponds. Normally, Apalone spinifera are found in bodies of water that contain a muddy or sandy substrate, which they utilize for refuge and foraging. [...]

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