Florida mud turtle

The Florida mud turtle (Kinosternon steindachneri) ^[1] is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the state of Florida in the United States. This species of turtle is extremely rare compared to others. ^[3]

Florida mud turtle
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Kinosternidae
Genus:	Kinosternon
Species:	K. steindachneri
Binomial name
Kinosternon steindachneri (Siebenrock, 1906)[1]
Synonyms[1][2]
Cinosternum steindachneri Siebenrock, 1906 Kinosternon subrubrum steindachneri — Carr, 1940 Kinosternon steindachneri — Iverson et al., 2013

Taxonomy

Although originally described as a species, K. steindachneri was long considered a subspecies of the eastern mud turtle (K. subrubum), but a 2013 analysis found there to be no data supporting this classification, and supported its recognition as its own distinct species.^[4]

Geographic range

K. steindachneri is found in peninsular Florida. Its type locality is near Orlando.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, steindachneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Steindachner.^[5]