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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)




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References






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

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