Sonoran Mud Turtle
Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense
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- K. sonoriense – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Tom Brennan
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- K. sonoriense – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- K. sonoriense – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- K. sonoriense – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Kinosternon s. sonoriense occurs in central and southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico.
LEGAL STATUS: No listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense (Le Conte – 1854)
Genus: Kinosternon, Greek – kineo = move + sternon = chest, breast — ref. their ability to move lower shell
Species/Subspecies: sonoriense , Belonging to Sonora Province, Mexico – type locality, “Tucson in Sonora”
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962