Biology:Yucatán box turtle

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Short description: Species of turtle

Yucatán box turtle
Terrapene carolina yucatana.jpg
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Terrapene
Species:
T. yucatana
Binomial name
Terrapene yucatana
(Boulenger, 1895)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • 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 yucatana) is a species of box turtle endemic to Mexico. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Terrapene carolina.

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

Wikidata ☰ Q3817376 entry