The Center for North American Herpetology

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Reptilia Testudines Kinosternidae

Rough-footed Mud Turtle

Kinosternon hirtipes (Wagler, 1830)

Current SSAR Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.

Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2023.04.09.21.41.47)

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First instance(s) of published English names:

Mexican Mud Turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes: Schmidt, Karl P. 1953. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.); Big Bend Mud Turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes murrayi: Schmidt, Karl P. 1953. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);

Taxon Links:

Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles

The Reptile Database

NatureServe

iNaturalist

GenBank

USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database

Pertinent LIterature:

1830

Wagler, Johann G. Natürliches System der Amphibien, mit vorangehender Classification der Säugetier und Vogel. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. [Natural system of amphibians, preceded by the classification of mammals and birds. A contribution to comparative zoology.] Johann Georg Cotta, München [Munich], Germany. 354pp.

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