Species Information
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Craniata
Class: Chelonia
Order: Testudines
Family: Kinosternidae
Genus: Kinosternon
Species: sonoriense
Sonoran Mud Turtle - Kinosternon sonoriense
Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Sonoran Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) is a small (22 cm carapace length) freshwater turtle that live in streams, springs, ponds, and pools from Arizona and southwestern New Mexico to Sonora and western Chihuahua, Mexico. Their primary threat is predation from non-native fauna including Bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus), Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides), and Crayfish (Orconectes virilis).
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 30
Number of Mapped Locations: 55
Number of Observations: 77
Observation date range: 05-09-1905 to 08-10-2018
External Links
View More Information about this species at:
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)