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Cora mud turtle
Species of mud turtle found in Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cora mud turtle (Kinosternon cora) is a species of mud turtle endemic to western Mexico.
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The Cora mud turtle is a sister species of the Vallarta mud turtle (Kinosternon vogti), with which it shares most morphological characteristics. It is distinguished from other Kinosternon species (except K. vogti) in having a reduced and weakly movable plastron, and a comparatively wider carapace. The turtle differs from K. vogti mainly in being larger, darker in colour, and having shell scutes of different shapes and dimensions.[2][3]
The Cora mud turtle is found in the Mexican states of Nayarit and Sinaloa.[4] It is named after the Cora people, a Native Mexican people who live in Nayarit.[2]
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