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Kinosternon abaxillare BAUR, 1925

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Higher TaxaKinosternidae (Kinosterninae), Kinosternoidea, Testudines (turtles)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Central Chiapas Mud Turtle 
SynonymKinosternon abaxillare BAUR in STEJNEGER 1925
Kinosternon scorpioides abaxillare — ERNST & BARBOUR 1989
Kinosternon scorpioides abaxillare — RHODIN et al. 2010
Kinosternon abaxillare — IVERSON et al. 2013
Kinosternon scorpioides abaxillare — TTWG 2014
Kinosternon abaxillare — REYES-GRAJALES et al. 2021
Kinosternon abaxillare — TTWG 2021
Kinosternon abaxillare — TTWG 2025 
DistributionMexico (Tabasco, Chiapas), W Guatemala

Type locality: Tuxtla, Chiapas, Mexico.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: USNM 7518, adult male 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 3826 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDistribution: see map in TTWG 2025. 
EtymologyThe specific name abaxillare is a descriptive adjective derived from the Latin axillares, referring to the axilla (axillary scute, in this case), and preceded by the pre- fix ab meaning “without;” hence, “without an axillary scute.” (Reyes-Grajales & Iverson 2020) 
References
  • Ernst,C.H. and Barbour,R.W. 1989. Turtles of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. - London
  • Iverson, John B.; Minh Le, Colleen Ingram 2013. Molecular phylogenetics of the mud and musk turtle family Kinosternidae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69 (3): 929–939 - get paper here
  • JAVIER-VÁZQUEZ, EMMANUEL; VÍCTOR VÁSQUEZ-CRUZ & ROBERTO LUNA-REYES. 2022. KINOSTERNON ABAXILLARE (Central Chiapas Mud Turtle). DIET. Herpetological Review 53 (1): 121–122.
  • MORENO-AVENDAÑO, VICTOR A. & EDUARDO REYES-GRAJALES. 2022. Geographic distribution: KINOSTERNON ABAXILLARE (Central Chiapas Mud Turtle). MEXICO: CHIAPAS: Municipality of Comitán de Domínguez: Colonia Jatón-Chacaljemel. Herpetological Review 53 (2): 261.
  • Reyes-Grajales, E., & Iverson, J. B. 2020. Kinosternon abaxillare. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 927: 1-16 - get paper here
  • Reyes-Grajales, E., Iverson, J.B., Walde, A.D., and Akre, T.S. 2025. Kinosternon abaxillare Baur in Stejneger 1925 – Central Chiapas Mud Turtle, Casquito Pardo. In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Iverson, J.B., van Dijk, P.P., Stanford, C.B., Goode, E.V., Buhlmann, K.A., and Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turt - get paper here
  • Reyes-Grajales, Eduardo & Rodrigo Macip-Ríos. 2023. Home range and movement patterns of the Central Chiapas Mud Turtle (Kinosternon abaxillare). Herpetological Conservation and Biology 18(3): 500–507. - get paper here
  • Reyes-Grajales, Eduardo; Rodrigo Macip-Ríos, John B. Iverson & Wilfredo A. Matamoros 2021. Population Ecology and Morphology of the Central Chiapas Mud Turtle (Kinosternon abaxillare). Chelonian Conservation and Biology Jun 2021 Vol. 20, No. 1: 18-26 - get paper here
  • Stejneger, L.H. 1925. New species and subspecies of American turtles. J. Washington Acad. Sci. 15 (20): 462-463 - get paper here
  • TTWG [Peter Paul van Dijk, John B. Iverson, Anders G.J. Rhodin, H. Bradley Shaffer, and Roger Bour] 2014. Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with Maps, and Conservation Status. 000.v7. Chelonian Research Monographs (ISSN 1088-7105) No. 5, doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v7.2014 - get paper here
  • TTWG [TURTLE TAXONOMY WORKING GROUP: RHODIN, A.G.J., IVERSON, J.B., FRITZ, U., GALLEGO-GARCÍA, N., GEORGES, A., SHAFFER, H.B., AND VAN DuK, P.P.]. 2025. Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (10th Ed.). In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Iverson, J.B., van Dijk, P.P., Stanford, C.B., Goode, E.V., Buhlmann, K.A., and Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monographs 10:1-575 - get paper here
  • TTWG; Rhodin, A.G.J., Iverson, J.B., Bour, R., Fritz, U., Georges, A., Shaffer, H.B., and van Dijk, P.P. 2021. Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Iverson, J.B., van Dijk, P.P., Stanford, C.B., Goode, E.V., Buhlmann, K.A., and Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monographs 8:1–472. doi:10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021. - get paper here
  • TTWG; Rhodin, A.G.J.; van Dijk, P.P.; Iverson, J.B. & Shaffer, H.B. [turtle taxonomy working group] 2010. Turtles of the World, 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Monographs (ISSN 1088-7105) No. 5, doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v3.2010 - get paper here
 
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