Range extension of Kinosternon leucostomum leucostomum (Duméril & Bribon in Duméril & Duméril, 1851) (Kinosternidae) in the Central Depression of Chiapas, Mexico

By

Reyes-Grajales, Eduardo
López-León, Nora P.
Muñoz-Alonso, Antonio
Walde, Andrew D.
Akre, Thomas S.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-12-18

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1385--1390

Subjects

Laguna Bélgica , new record , Ocozocoautla de Espinosa , Testudines , White-lipped Mud Turtle

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/20.6.1385

 

Abstract

Here, we use records between 1998 and 2024 to document the occurrence of a native population of the turtle Kinosternon leucostomum leucostomum (Duméril & Bribon in Duméril & Duméril, 1851) in the Central Depression of Chiapas, Mexico. Morphological measurements are provided to characterize variation among individuals. We report 22 individuals, which were captured from Laguna Bélgica, captured in October and November 1998, and six individuals photographed by rangers in 2024. This is the first record of the species in the region, which represent a higher altitude locality compared with previously documented for wild populations of this turtle in Mexico.