Mexico Herpetology

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

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 [...]

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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Adult, 5,000′, Puebla, Mexico

Carapace, Adult

Plastron, Adult

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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Adult, 2,300′, Pima County, Arizona

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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