Dunn's Mud Turtle
Encyclopedia
Dunn's mud turtle or the Colombian mud turtle is a species of turtle
in the Kinosternidae
family. The epithet or specific name honors Emmett Reid Dunn
, an American
herpetologist.
It is endemic to Colombia
.
Turtle
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines , characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield...
in the Kinosternidae
Kinosternidae
Kinosternidae is a family of mostly small turtles that includes the mud turtles and musk turtles. The family Kinosternidae contains 25 species within 4 genera, but taxonomic reclassification is an ongoing process so many sources vary on the exact numbers of species and subspecies...
family. The epithet or specific name honors Emmett Reid Dunn
Emmett Reid Dunn
Emmett Reid Dunn was an American herpetologist noted for his work in Panama and for studies of salamanders in the Eastern United States. He attended Haverford College as an undergraduate and received his PhD from Harvard University. After receiving his PhD taught at Smith College...
, an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
herpetologist.
It is endemic to Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
.