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Kinosternon sonoriense LE CONTE, 1854

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Higher TaxaKinosternidae (Kinosterninae), Kinosternoidea, Testudines (turtles)
SubspeciesKinosternon sonoriense longifemorale IVERSON 1981
Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense LE CONTE 1854 
Common NamesE: Sonoran Mud Turtle
longifemorale: Sonoyta Mud Turtle
sonoriense: Sonoran Mud Turtle
S: Casquito de Sonora 
SynonymKinosternon sonoriense LE CONTE 1854: 184
Kinosternum sonoriense LE CONTE 1854
Kinosternum henrici LE CONTE 1860
Cinosternum henrici BOULENGER 1889
Kinosternon sonoriense — STEBBINS 1985: 99
Kinosternon sonoriense — ERNST & BARBOUR 1989: 88
Kinosternon sonoriense — LINER 1994
Kinosternon sonoriense — TTWG 2014
Kinosternon sonoriense — TTWG 2021

Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale IVERSON 1981
Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale — ERNST & BARBOUR 1989: 88
Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale — CROTHER 2000
Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale — RHODIN et al. 2010
Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale — TTWG 2014
Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale — TTWG 2021

Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense LE CONTE 1854
Cinosternum sonoriense — GÜNTHER 1885: 13
Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense— ERNST & BARBOUR 1989: 88
Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense — CROTHER 2000
Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense — RHODIN et al. 2010
Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense — TTWG 2014: 350
Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense — TTWG 2021 
DistributionUSA (Arizona, New Mexico),
Mexico (Sonora, NW Chihuahua)

Type locality: "Tucson, in Sonora," (=Tucson, Pima County), Arizona, U.S.A.

henrici: Type locality: New Mexico;

sonoriense: USA (California [extirpated], Arizona, New Mexico), Mexico (Sonora, NW Chihuahua).
longifemorale: USA (Arizona) - Mexico (Sonora) border region in the upper Sonoyta River basin, in the vicinities of Lukeville.Type locality: "Tucson, in Sonora," (=Tucson, Pima County), Arizona, U.S.A.  
Reproductionoviparous. Exhibits temperature‐dependent sex determination (TSD) fide Cornejo-Páramo et al. 2020 (and references therein). 
TypesHolotype: USNM 21710
Holotype: USNM 21710 [longifemorale]
Holotype: ANSP 83 [henrici] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2345 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentNot listed by CONANT & COLLINS 1991.

Distribution: This species used to be present in California but seems to be extinct there now.

Habitat: freshwater (swamps, quiet rivers) 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
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