Oaxaca mud turtle

Oaxaca mud turtle
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Kinosternidae
Genus: Kinosternon
Species:
K. oaxacae
Binomial name
Kinosternon oaxacae
Berry & Iverson, 1980
Synonyms
  • Kinosternon oaxacae Pritchard, 1979
  • Kinosternon oaxacae Berry & Iverson, 1980 (nomen nudum)
  • Kinosternon oaxacae Berry & Iverson, 1980

The Oaxaca mud turtle (Kinosternon oaxacae) is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Both the common name and the scientific name derive from Oaxaca, a Mexican state. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated this species as "data deficient" as there is insufficient information available to judge its conservation status.