Sonora mud turtle explained

The Sonora mud turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense), also known as the Sonoyta mud turtle, is a species of turtle in the Kinosternidae family. It is found in Mexico and the United States.

Distribution

• Mexico: Chihuahua and Sonora.
• United States: Arizona and New Mexico (extirpated in California).

Subspecies

• Sonora mud turtle (subspecies) - Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense (Le Conte, 1854)
• Sonoyta mud turtle - Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale (Inverson, 1981)

Sources

• Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Kinosternon sonoriense. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
• LeConte, 1854 : Description of four new species of Kinosternum. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 7, p. 180–190 (integral text).
• Ligon, Db, et al. “Physiological and Behavioral Variation in Estivation among Mud Turtles (Kinosternon Spp.).” Physiological and Biochemical Zoology., vol. 75, no. 3, 2002, pp. 283–293., https://doi.org/10.1086/342000.
• Stone, P. A. (2001). Movements and Demography of the Sonoran Mud Turtle, Kinosternon sonoriense. The Southwestern Naturalist, 46(1), 41–53. https://doi.org/10.2307/3672372