Central American mud turtle

The Central American mud turtle (Kinosternon angustipons), also known as the narrow-bridged mud turtle, is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family endemic to Central America. It can be found in the following countries: Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. In terms of reproduction, the female Central American mud Turtle can lay up to 4 eggs at time of reproduction, and multiple times a year.

Central American mud turtle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Kinosternidae
Genus: Kinosternon
Species:
K. angustipons
Binomial name
Kinosternon angustipons
Legler, 1965
Synonyms[1]
  • Kinosternon angustipons Legler, 1965

References

  1. Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 251. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755. S2CID 87809001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  • Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Kinosternon angustipons. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 July 2007.
  • Legler, 1965 : A new species of turtle, genus Kinosternon, from Central America. University of Kansas Publications of the Museum of Natural History, volume 15, number 13, pages 617–625.
  • Legler, J. (1966). Notes on the Natural History of a Rare Central American Turtle, Kinosternon angustipons Legler. Herpetologica,22(2), 118–122. Retrieved from JSTOR 3890897


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