Title
Natural History Notes: Kinosternon Hirtipes (Rough-footed Mud Turtle). Maximum Size and Habitat
Author(s)
Smith, J.L.;Platt, S.G.;Boeing, W.J.
Published
2015
Publisher
Herpetological Review
Abstract
Kinosternon hirtipes occurs from extreme western Texas, south into northern and central Mexico (Ernst and Lovich 2009. Turtles of the United States and Canada. 2nd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. 827 pp.). In Texas, K. hirtipes is restricted to the Alamito Creek drainage in Presidio Co. and classified as a threatened species by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department owing to its limited distribution and continuing habitat degradation (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 2013. Species of Conservation Concern. Available from: www.tpwd.state.tx.us). Kinosternon hirtipes is considered among the least-studied of North American turtles and very little is known concerning its natural history (Ernst and Lovich, op. cit.; Lovich and Ennen 2013. Amphibia-Reptila 34:11–23). We here report a new maximum size record for K. hirtipes and describe the habitat where this turtle was captured.
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