Dunn's mud turtle

Dunn's mud turtle

Colombian mud turtle

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Kinosternon dunni

Dunn's mud turtle (Kinosternon dunni ), also known as the Colombian mud turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae.The turtle's habitat is fresh water, swamps and slow rivers.

Animal name origin

The epithet or specific name, dunni, honors Emmett Reid Dunn, an American herpetologist.

Distribution

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K. dunni is endemic to Colombia.

References

1. Dunn's mud turtle Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunn's_mud_turtle
2. Dunn's mud turtle on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11008/97380532

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