The Jalisco mud turtle (Kinosternon chimalhuaca) is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family endemic to Mexico. It is found in Colima and Jalisco. They live in freshwater habitats like swamps or quiet rivers. Jalisco mud turtles reproduce oviparous, meaning the eggs hatch after the parent has laid them.[3] Population size is unknown; there have been less than 20 individuals seen in the last twenty years. The mud turtle is said to be adapted to aquatic habitats, meaning that a population decline is then expected due to habitat fragmentation.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Kinosternidae |
| Genus: | Kinosternon |
| Species: | K. chimalhuaca
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| Kinosternon chimalhuaca | |
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References
edit- ^ van Dijk, P.P.; Ponce Campos, P. & Garcia Aguayo, A. (2016) [errata version of 2007 assessment]. "Kinosternon chimalhuaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63667A97380278. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63667A12695265.en. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 251. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755. S2CID 87809001.
- ^ "Kinosternon chimalhuaca". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ {{Cite WebLópez-Luna, M. A., Cupul-Magaña, F. G., Escobedo-Galván, A. H., González-Hernández, A. J., Centenero-Alcal, E., Rangel-Mendoza, J., Ramírez-Ramírez, M. M., & Cazares-Hernández, E. (2018). A Distinctive New Species of Mud Turtle from Western México. Chelonian Conservation & Biology, 17(1), 2-13. 10.2744/CCB-1292.1}}
- Berry, Seidel & Iverson, 1996 : [Kinosternon chimalhuaca] in Rogner, 1996 : Schildkröten (p. 23-24).
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- ^ López-Luna, M. A., Cupul-Magaña, F. G., Escobedo-Galván, A. H., González-Hernández, A. J., Centenero-Alcal, E., Rangel-Mendoza, J., Ramírez-Ramírez, M. M., & Cazares-Hernández, E. (2018). A Distinctive New Species of Mud Turtle from Western México. Chelonian Conservation & Biology, 17(1), 2-13. 10.2744/CCB-1292.1