Southern spotted box turtle

The southern spotted box turtle (Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni) is a subspecies of turtle in the family Emydidae. The subspecies is endemic to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico.

Southern spotted box turtle
in Nayarit, Mexico
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Terrapene
Species:	T. nelsoni
Subspecies:	T. n. nelsoni
Trinomial name
Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni Stejneger, 1925
Synonyms[1]
Terrapene nelsoni Stejneger, 1925 Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Terrepene nelsoni — Pawley, 1971 (ex errore) Terapene nelsoni — Nietzke, 1973 (ex errore)