Coahuilan box turtle [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Coahuilan box turtle
The Coahuilan box turtle ("Terrapene coahuila"), also known commonly as the aquatic box turtle, is an endangered species of turtle in the family Emydidae. Unlike the other members of the genus "Terrapene", this turtle spends roughly 90% of its time in water.
It is a close relative to the common box turtle ("T. carolina"). Researchers have therefore suggested that it developed from a nonaquatic species in order to survive in the desert springs of Cuatro Ciénegas.
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- Howeth JG, McGaugh SE, Hendrickson DA (2008). "Contrasting demographic and genetic estimates of dispersal in the endangered Coahuilan box turtle: a contemporary approach to conservation". "Molecular Ecology" 17: 4209–4221.
External links.
- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. (1996). "Terrapene coahuila". 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.  Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
- Coahuilan Box Turtle at Boxturtles.com Downloaded on 28 July 2013.
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