Florida mud turtle
Species of turtle
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The Florida mud turtle (Kinosternon steindachneri) [1] is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the state of Florida in the United States. This species of turtle is extremely rare compared to others. [3]
| Florida mud turtle | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Kinosternidae |
| Genus: | Kinosternon |
| Species: | K. steindachneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Kinosternon steindachneri (Siebenrock, 1906)[1] | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
Taxonomy
Although originally described as a species, K. steindachneri was long considered a subspecies of the eastern mud turtle (K. subrubum), but a 2013 analysis found there to be no data supporting this classification, and supported its recognition as its own distinct species.[4]
Geographic range
K. steindachneri is found in peninsular Florida. Its type locality is near Orlando.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, steindachneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Steindachner.[5]
