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Berry, J. F., & Iverson, J. B. (2011). Kinosternon scorpioides (linnaeus 1766) – scorpion mud turtle. In A. G. J. Rhodin, P. P. van Dijk, R. A. Saumure, K. A. Buhlmann & J. B.Iverson (Eds.), Vol. 5IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group.
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| Resource type: Book Article DOI: 10.3854/crm.5.063.scorpioides.v1.2011 BibTeX citation key: Berry2011 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Habitat = habitat, Kinosternidae, Kinosternon, Kinosternon integrum, Kinosternon scorpioides, Mittelamerika = Central America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südamerika = South America Creators: , B.Iverson, Berry, Buhlmann, van Dijk, Iverson, Rhodin, Saumure Publisher: IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group |
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Summary. – Kinosternon scorpioides, the Scorpion Mud Turtle (Family Kinosternidae), is a medium to large-sized mud turtle, with adult males in some populations regularly exceeding 200 mm in carapace length. The species occurs from the Mexican state of Tamaulipas in Gulf of Mexico drainages, southward throughout the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, and throughout most of Central and South America in both Atlantic and Pacific drainages at least to the upper Río Paraná in northern Argentina. Four subspecies are currently recognized, which vary in morphology: K. s. scorpioides, K. s. abaxillare, K. s. albogulare, and K. s. cruentatum. Maximum size in various populations ranges from 150 to over 200 mm carapace length. Mature females lay up to five clutches of 1–8 eggs during an extended annual reproductive season. The species is exploited in parts of its range for tourist trinkets, pet trade, medicine, and food, but the greatest threats to its survival are from habitat degradation and alteration. Conservation measures should include expanded studies of the status of the species throughout its range, as well as detailed studies of its life history, habitat utilization, diseases, and the effects of habitat modification on individuals and populations across its range. Distribution. – Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, Venezuela. Northeast and eastern Mexico through Central America and across northern and central South America to northern Argentina. Synonymy. – Testudo scorpioides Linnaeus 1766, Emys scorpioides, Chersine scorpioides, Uronyx scorpioides, Terrapene scorpioides, Cinosternon scorpioides, Clemmys (Cinosternon) scorpioidea, Cinosternon scorpioideum, Kinosternum scorpioides, Cinosternum scorpioides, Thyrosternum scorpioides, Swanka scorpioides, Kinosternon scorpioides, Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides, Testudo tricarinata Retzius in Schoepff 1792, Terrapene tricarinata, Testudo retzii Daudin 1801, Emys retzii, Kinosternon longicaudatum Spix 1824, Kinosternum longicaudatum, Cinosternon longicaudatum, Swanka longicaudata, Kinosternon brevicaudatum Spix 1824, Cinosternon brevicaudatum, Kinosternon shavianum Bell 1825, Cinosternon shavianum, Cinosternum shavianum, Thyrosternum shavianum, Monoclida retziana Rafinesque 1832, Cinosternum scorpioides integrum brasiliana Siebenrock 1907, Kinosternon scorpioides seriei Freiberg 1936, Kinosternon scorpioides pachyurum Müller and Hellmich 1936, Kinosternon panamensis Schmidt 1946, Kinosternon scorpioides carajasensis da Cunha 1970. Subspecies. – Four are currently recognized: 1) Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides (Scorpion Mud Turtle) (distribution: eastern Panama to northern South America and the Amazon basin to northern Argentina); 2) Kinosternon scorpioides abaxillare (Central Chiapas Mud Turtle) (synonymy: Kinosternon abaxillare Baur in Stejneger 1925) (distribution: central Chiapas, Mexico); 3) Kinosternon scorpioides albogulare (White-throated Mud Turtle) (synonymy: Cinosternon albogulare Duméril and Bocourt 1870, Cinosternum albogulare, Kinosternon cruentatum albogulare) (distribution: Honduras and El Salvador through Nicaragua and Costa Rica to western Panama); and 4) Kinosternon scorpioides cruentatum (Red-cheeked Mud Turtle) (synonymy: Cinosternon cruentatum Duméril and Bibron in Duméril and Duméril 1851, Kinosternum cruentatum, Kinosternon cruentatum, Swanka cruentata, Thyrosternum cruentatum, Kinosternon cruentatum, Kinosternon cruentatum cruentatum, Kinosternum mexicanum LeConte 1854, Cinosternon mexicanum, Kinosternon mexicanum, Swanka mexicana, Kinosternum triliratum LeConte 1859, Cinosternon triliratum, Swanka trilirata, Cinosternum triliratum, Kinosternon cruentatum consors Stejneger 1941) (distribution: Tamaulipas, Mexico, to southern Guatemala). Status. – IUCN 2011 Red List: Not Listed (Least Concern, LR/lc) (assessed 1996, needs updating); CITES: Not Listed; Colombia Red Book of Endangered Reptiles: Vulnerable (D2).
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