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Yucatán box turtle

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Yucatán box turtle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Terrapene
Species:
T. carolina
Subspecies:
T. c. yucatana
Trinomial name
Terrapene carolina yucatana
(Boulenger, 1895)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cistudo yucatana Boulenger, 1895
  • Terrapene yucatana
    – Siebenrock, 1909
  • Terrapene mexicana yucatana
    – H.M. Smith, 1939
  • Terrapene carolina yucatana
    – Milstead, 1967
  • Terapene mexicana jucatana Nietzke, 1973 (ex errore)

The Yucatán box turtle (Terrapene carolina yucatana) is a subspecies of box turtle endemic to Mexico.

Geographic range

It is found in the Mexican state of Yucatán.

Description

Its shell is light-colored with some star-shaped dark spots. Its head is also light-colored. It has four toes on each foot.

References

  1. ^ Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the world, 2010 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs. 5: 000.107. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v3.2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-15.
  2. ^ Fritz, Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 199–200. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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