Biology:Spotted box turtle
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Short description: Species of turtle
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Emydidae |
| Genus: | Terrapene |
| Species: | T. nelsoni
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| Terrapene nelsoni Stejneger, 1925
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The spotted box turtle (Terrapene nelsoni) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico.
Etymology
The specific name, nelsoni, is in honor of American biologist Edward William Nelson.[3]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies (listed in alphabetical order by subspecific name).[4]
- Northern spotted box turtle (Terrapene nelsoni klauberi) Bogert, 1943
- Southern spotted box turtle (Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni) Stejneger, 1925
References
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php.
- ↑ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 200. http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Terrapene nelsoni, p. 188).
- ↑ Species Terrapene nelsoni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
Sources
- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (1996). Terrapene nelsoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
Further reading
Stejneger L (1925). "New species and subspecies of American turtles". J. Washington Acad. Sci. 15 (20): 462–463. (Terrapene nelsoni, new species, p. 463).
Wikidata ☰ Q1847668 entry
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