Mexican box turtle

Species of turtle

Mexican box turtle

Terrapene mexicana
Conservation status
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Terrapene
Species:	T. mexicana
Binomial name
*Terrapene mexicana* (Gray, 1849)^[2]
Synonyms ^[3]^[4]
List Cistudo (Onychotria) mexicana Gray, 1849 Onychotria mexicana LeConte, 1854 Cistudo carolina var. mexicana Boulenger, 1889 Onichotria mexicana Herrera, 1890 Chelopus mexicanus Velasco, 1892 Terrapene mexicana Baur, 1893 Terrapene goldmani Stejneger, 1933 Terrapene mexicana mexicana H. M. Smith & Taylor, 1950 Terrapene carolina mexicana Milstead, 1967 Terapene mexicana mexicana Nietzke, 1973

The Mexican box turtle (Terrapene mexicana) is a species of box turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Terrapene carolina (Terrapene carolina mexicana).^[3]

Geographic range

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This species is endemic to Mexico. It is found in the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz and San Luis Potosí.^[2]^[5]

Habitat

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It lives in areas with tropical climates within humid forests at shallow rainwater puddles.^[6]

Description

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Terrapene mexicana can reach a length of about 18–20 cm (7.1–7.9 in).^[6] The carapace is long and dome-shaped, with rather variable color and markings. The adult males show gray-blue nuances on the head and red or orange nuances on the front legs.^[6]

Biology

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The Mexican box turtle does not have much information on them because very few of them are domesticated (kept as pets). However, we do know that they have a lifespan of 100 years. Usually these turtles have water nearby homes and a bush to hide. Having a home by the water will attract insects, which are a big part of their diet.

Gallery

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Terrapene mexicana at the Zoo Atlanta

Terrapene mexicana at the Zoo Atlanta
A Mexican box turtle on display in Gothenburg Natural History Museum

A Mexican box turtle on display in Gothenburg Natural History Museum
Illustration from Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1848-1849

Illustration from Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1848-1849
Mexican box turtle (Terrapene mexicana) in the field in southern Tamaulipas, Mexico

Mexican box turtle (Terrapene mexicana) in the field in southern Tamaulipas, Mexico

Bibliography

Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011年12月31日). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs. 5.
Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57
Dodd, C. Kenneth. North American Box Turtles a Natural History. University of Oklahoma Press, 2002.
Milstead, William W., and Donald W. Tinkle. "Terrapene of Western Mexico, with Comments on the Species Groups in the Genus". Copeia, vol. 1967, no. 1, 1967, p. 180., doi:10.2307/1442193
Stone, Lynn M. Nature Watch: Box Turtles. Lynn M. Stone, 2007.

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Mexican box turtle .

^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022年01月14日.
^ ^a ^b Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011年12月31日). Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status Chelonian Research Monographs. N. 5
^ ^a ^b Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World"
^ The Reptile Database
^ iNaturalist
^ ^a ^b ^c Herpetomania (in Italian)

External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Terrapene carolina mexicana.

Box Turtles

v t e Emydidae family
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Superfamily: Testudinoidea Family: Emydidae
Genera	Species of the Emydidae family	[画像:Northern red-bellied cooter(Pseudemys rubriventris)]
Chrysemys	Painted turtle
Clemmys	Spotted turtle
Deirochelys	Chicken turtle
Actinemys	Western pond turtle Southwestern pond turtle
Emys	European pond turtle Sicilian pond turtle
Emydoidea	Blanding's turtle
Glyptemys	Bog turtle Wood turtle
Graptemys	Alabama map turtle Barbour's map turtle Black-knobbed map turtle Cagle's map turtle Escambia map turtle False map turtle Mississippi map turtle Northern map turtle Ouachita map turtle Pascagoula map turtle Pearl River map turtle Ringed map turtle Texas map turtle Yellow-blotched map turtle
Malaclemys	Diamondback terrapin
Pseudemys	Alabama red-bellied cooter Northern red-bellied cooter Florida red-bellied cooter Peninsula cooter Rio Grande cooter River cooter (subspecies Eastern river cooter Coastal plain cooter Suwannee cooter) Texas river cooter
Terrapene	Coahuilan box turtle Common box turtle Ornate box turtle Spotted box turtle
Trachemys	Atrato slider Big Bend slider Baja California slider Central Antillean slider Colombian slider Cuatro Cienegas slider Cuban slider D'Orbigny's slider Hispaniolan slider Jamaican slider Maranhão slider Meso-American slider Nicaraguan slider Ornate slider Pond slider Yaqui slider
†Wilburemys	†Wilburemys yakimensis
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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Testudines

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Diapsida
Order: Testudines

Suborder

Superfamily

Family	Genus

Cryptodira

Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)

Cheloniidae	†Allopleuron Caretta †Carolinochelys Chelonia †Eochelone Eretmochelys †Gigantatypus †Glarichelys †Itilochelys Lepidochelys †Mexichelys †Miocaretta Natator †Pacifichelys †Syllomus †Tasbacka
Dermochelyidae	†Arabemys †Corsochelys †Cosmochelys Dermochelys †Eosphargis †Mesodermochelys †Psephophorus
	†Euclastes †Peritresius †Procolpochelys †Protosphargis †Puppigerus

Kinosternoidea

Dermatemydidae	Dermatemys
Kinosternidae	Claudius †Hoplochelys Kinosternon Staurotypus Sternotherus

Testudinoidea

Emydidae	†Acherontemys Chrysemys Clemmys Deirochelys Emys Actinemys Emydoidea Glyptemys Graptemys Malaclemys Pseudemys Terrapene Trachemys †Wilburemys
Geoemydidae	Batagur †Banhxeochelys Cuora Cyclemys Geoclemys Geoemyda Hardella Heosemys Leucocephalon Malayemys Mauremys Melanochelys Morenia Notochelys Orlitia Pangshura Rhinoclemmys Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys
Platysternidae	Platysternon
Testudinidae	Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Centrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis †Cymatholcus †Floridemys Geochelone Gopherus †Hadrianus †Hesperotestudo Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria †Megalochelys †Oligopherus Psammobates Pyxis †Solitudo Stigmochelys †Stylemys Testudo

Trionychia

Carettochelyidae	†Allaeochelys †Anosteira Carettochelys
Trionychidae	Amyda Apalone †Axestemys Chitra Cyclanorbis Cycloderma †Drazinderetes Dogania †Gilmoremys †Hutchemys †Khunnuchelys Lissemys Nilssonia Palea †Palaeoamyda Pelochelys Pelodiscus Rafetus Trionyx
	†Basilochelys †Sinaspideretes

Chelydridae	Chelydra †Chelydrops †Chelydropsis †Emarginachelys †Macrocephalochelys Macrochelys †Planiplastron †Protochelydra
†Nanhsiungchelyidae	†Anomalochelys †Basilemys †Jiangxichelys
†Protostegidae	†Alienochelys †Archelon †Atlantochelys †Bouliachelys †Calcarichelys †Cratochelone †Desmatochelys †Iserosaurus †Notochelone †Ocepechelon †Pneumatoarthrus †Protostega †Rhinochelys †Santanachelys †Terlinguachelys
	†Adocus †Argillochelys †Bashuchelys †Ctenochelys †Prionochelys †Toxochelys

Pleurodira

†Araripemydidae	†Araripemys
†Bothremydidae	†Araiochelys †Arenila †Azabbaremys †Bothremys †Cearachelys †Chedighaii †Chupacabrachelys †Eotaphrosphys †Foxemys †Galianemys †Ilatardia †Inaechelys †Itapecuruemys †Jainemys †Kinkonychelys †Kurmademys †Labrostochelys †Nigeremys †Phosphatochelys †Polysternon †Puentemys †Rosasia †Rhothonemys †Sankuchemys †Taphrosphys †Ummulisani †Zolhafah
Chelidae	Acanthochelys Chelodina Chelus Elseya Elusor Emydura Hydromedusa †Lomalatachelys Mesoclemmys Myuchelys Phrynops Platemys †Prochelidella Pseudemydura Rheodytes Rhinemys †Yaminuechelys
Pelomedusidae	Pelomedusa Pelusios
Podocnemididae	†Albertwoodemys †Bauruemys †Brontochelys †Caninemys †Carbonemys †Cerrejonemys †Cordichelys Erymnochelys †Lapparentemys †Latentemys Peltocephalus Podocnemis †Stupendemys
†Sahonachelyidae	†Sahonachelys †Sokatra

	†Caribemys †Caririemys †Tacuarembemys

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.

See also List of Testudines families

Taxon identifiers
Terrapene carolina mexicana	Wikidata: Q3816968 EoL: 1239340 GBIF: 6156917 iNaturalist: 39815 ITIS: 949798
Terrapene mexicana	Wikidata: Q27671560 Wikispecies: Terrapene mexicana BOLD: 669194 CoL: 55HWR GBIF: 8996950 NCBI: 1415175 Observation.org: 939738 RD: mexicana
Cistudo mexicana	Wikidata: Q125259085 GBIF: 11053664

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