Central American snapping turtle
| Central American snapping turtle | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Subclass: | Anapsida |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Chelydridae |
| Genus: | Chelydra |
| Species: | C. rossignonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelydra rossignonii[1][2] (Bocourt, 1868)[1][2] | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
The Central American snapping turtle (Chelydra rossignonii )[1] is a species of turtle in the family Chelydridae.[1] This species was previously considered a subspecies of Chelydra serpentina.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, rossignonii, is in honor of French-born coffee grower Jules Rossignon.[4]
Geographic range
C. rossignonii is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.[1]
Subspecies
There are no recognized subspecies of C. rossignonii.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.91-000.92
- 1 2 3 4 Fritz 2007, pp. 171
- ↑ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 171. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chelydra rossignoni, p. 226).
- Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
Further reading
- Bocourt, M.F. (1868). "Description de quelques chéloniens nouveaux appartenant a la faune Mexicaine ". Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie et Paléontologie, Paris, 5th Series 10: 121-122. (Emysaurus rossignonii, new species).
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