Southern spotted box turtle
The southern spotted box turtle (Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. It is endemic to Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico.
| Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Emydidae |
| Genus: | Terrapene |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | T. n. nelsoni |
| Trinomial name | |
| Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni Stejneger, 1925 | |
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References
- Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 200. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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| Chrysemys | ||||
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Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. Key: †=extinct. | ||||
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