Spotted box turtle | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Emydidae |
Genus: | Terrapene |
Species: |
T. nelsoni
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Binomial name | |
Terrapene nelsoni Stejneger, 1925 | |
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The spotted box turtle (Terrapene nelsoni) is a speciesofturtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico.
The specific name, nelsoni, is in honor of American biologist Edward William Nelson.[4]
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies (listed in alphabetical order by subspecific name).[5]
Stejneger L (1925). "New species and subspecies of American turtles". J. Washington Acad. Sci. 15 (20): 462–463. (Terrapene nelsoni, new species, p. 463).
Emydidae family
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Chrysemys |
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Clemmys |
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Deirochelys |
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Actinemys |
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Emys |
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Emydoidea |
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Glyptemys |
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Graptemys |
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Malaclemys |
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Pseudemys |
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Terrapene |
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Trachemys |
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†Wilburemys |
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Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. Key: †=extinct. |
Terrapene nelsoni |
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