Species / Testudines taxon
Rough-footed Mud Turtle
Kinosternon (Kinosternon) hirtipes
墨西哥动胸龟(Kinosternon mexicanum)原被视为红颊动胸龟的太平洋种群,2024年基于形态和遗传证据被提升为独立种。
Lineage: Turtles and Tortoises (TESTUDINES) > Cryptodira (CRYPTODIRA) > Durocryptodira (DUROCRYPTODIRA) > Snapping Turtles Superfamily (CHELYDROIDEA) > Mud and Musk Turtles (KINOSTERNIDAE) > Mud Turtles Subfamily (KINOSTERNINAE) > Mud Turtles (Kinosternon) > Mud Turtles Subgenus (Kinosternon (Kinosternon)) > Rough-footed Mud Turtle (Kinosternon (Kinosternon) hirtipes). This path helps place the taxon within its family, genus, or species-level context.
- Chinese Name
- 墨西哥动胸龟
- English Name
- Rough-footed Mud Turtle
- Scientific Name
- Kinosternon (Kinosternon) hirtipes
- Rank
- Species
Plate notes
墨西哥动胸龟
学名
墨西哥动胸龟
概述
墨西哥动胸龟(Kinosternon mexicanum)原被视为红颊动胸龟的太平洋种群,2024年基于形态和遗传证据被提升为独立种。
趣闻
该种正模标本曾被错误鉴定,直到2024年通过对模式标本的形态学重新检查才确认其身份,同时将红颊动胸龟的限定模式产地改为大西洋沿岸。
形态特征
背甲较同属其他种更拱,呈暗褐色,盾片接缝处有深色线。头部红色斑纹较红颊动胸龟少,有时仅为点缀。腹甲狭长,具可移动铰链。成体最大SCL约17 cm。
生态习性
栖息于太平洋沿岸的临时性水塘、溪流和灌溉渠道,耐高温。雨季繁殖,雌龟在沙质河岸产卵。食性与红颊动胸龟相似,但更倾向捕食蝌蚪和蛙类。
主要威胁与保护
分布区正经历农业开发和水污染,局部种群数量下降。由于长期被误认,保护历史匮乏,亟需基础生态学研究。
自然分布与保护状态
分布于墨西哥太平洋沿岸,从锡那罗亚州至恰帕斯州,包括内陆水域。IUCN尚未单独评估,但种群因栖息地破坏可能面临威胁。
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Subspecies
Rough-footed Mud Turtle
Kinosternon (Kinosternon) hirtipes hirtipes
Subspecies
Chapala Mud Turtle
Kinosternon (Kinosternon) hirtipes chapalaense
Subspecies
Magdalena Mud Turtle
Kinosternon (Kinosternon) hirtipes magdalense
Subspecies
Viesca Mud Turtle
Kinosternon (Kinosternon) hirtipes megacephalum
Subspecies
Mexican Plateau Mud Turtle
Kinosternon (Kinosternon) hirtipes murrayi
Subspecies
Patzcuaro Mud Turtle
Kinosternon (Kinosternon) hirtipes tarascense