Biology:Yucatán box turtle
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Short description: Species of turtle
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Emydidae |
| Genus: | Terrapene |
| Species: | T. yucatana
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| Terrapene yucatana (Boulenger, 1895)[2]
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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
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php.
- ↑ 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. http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v3_2010.pdf.
- ↑ Fritz, Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 199–200. http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
Wikidata ☰ Q3817376 entry
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