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Spotted Box Turtle

Terrapene nelsoni

斑点箱龟(Terrapene nelsoni)包含两个亚种:指名亚种(T. n. nelsoni)和克劳伯氏亚种(T. n. klauberi)。

Lineage: Turtles and Tortoises (TESTUDINES) > Cryptodira (CRYPTODIRA) > Durocryptodira (DUROCRYPTODIRA) > Testudinoid Turtles Superfamily (TESTUDINOIDEA) > Pond Turtles (EMYDIDAE) > Pond Turtles Subfamily (EMYDINAE) > Box Turtles (Terrapene) > Spotted Box Turtle (Terrapene nelsoni). This path helps place the taxon within its family, genus, or species-level context.

Spotted Box Turtle plate reference
Plate page 218
Chinese Name
斑点箱龟
English Name
Spotted Box Turtle
Scientific Name
Terrapene nelsoni
Rank
Species

Plate notes

斑点箱龟

学名

斑点箱龟

概述

斑点箱龟(Terrapene nelsoni)包含两个亚种:指名亚种(T. n. nelsoni)和克劳伯氏亚种(T. n. klauberi)。

趣闻

种加词“nelsoni”纪念美国动物学家Edward A. Goldman的助手?实际命名纪念不详;亚种klauberi纪念爬虫学家Laurence M. Klauber。

形态特征

最大SCL雄性15.9 cm,雌性14.9 cm。背甲散布黄色或红色斑点,腹甲铰链可完全闭合。

生态习性

栖息于山地森林和热带落叶林,半陆栖。日行性,食性广泛,包括昆虫、软体动物和果实。

主要威胁与保护

栖息地丧失、宠物过度捕捉和农业开发为主要威胁。列入CITES附录Ⅱ,墨西哥法律保护。

自然分布与保护状态

分布于墨西哥的奇瓦瓦州、哈利斯科州、纳亚里特州、锡那罗亚州和索诺拉州。历史分布区面积AOO约111,936 km²,EOO约243,918 km²。IUCN红色名录评为近危(NT A2cd+4cd),CITES附录Ⅱ。

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