Coahuilan box turtle information

Coahuilan box turtle
	Coahuilan box turtle (Terrapene coahuila) at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Terrapene
Species:	T. coahuila
Binomial name
	Terrapene coahuila; Schmidt & Owens, 1944
Synonyms
	Terrapene coahuila ; Schmidt & Owens, 1944; Terrapene ornata coahuila ; — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955; Terrapene coahuilae ; Milstead, 1960 (ex errore); Terrapene coahulia ; Milstead, 1969 (ex errore); Terapene coahuila ; — Nietzke, 1973; Terrepene coahuila ; — Morafka, 1977; Terrepene coahuilae ; — Morafka, 1977; Terrapene cohauila ; Ferri, 2002 (ex errore);

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.^[4]

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.^[4]

^ van Dijk, P.P.; Flores-Villela, O.; Howeth, J. (2016) [errata version of 2007 assessment]. "Terrapene coahuila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T21642A97428806. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T21642A9304337.en. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 200. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895.
^ ^a ^b Berg, William. "Aquatic or Coahuilan Box Turtle – Terrapene coahuila". Retrieved 28 July 2013.

[1] van Dijk, P.P.; Flores-Villela, O.; Howeth, J. (2016) [errata version of 2007 assessment]. "Terrapene coahuila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T21642A97428806. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T21642A9304337.en. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

[2] "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

[Fritz2007-3] Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 200. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895.

[Berg-coahuila-4] Berg, William. "Aquatic or Coahuilan Box Turtle – Terrapene coahuila". Retrieved 28 July 2013.

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Coahuilan box turtle

Coahuilan box turtle (Terrapene coahuila) at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Terrapene
Species:	T. coahuila
Binomial name
*Terrapene coahuila* Schmidt & Owens, 1944
Synonyms^[3]
Terrapene coahuila Schmidt & Owens, 1944 Terrapene ornata coahuila — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Terrapene coahuilae Milstead, 1960 (ex errore) Terrapene coahulia Milstead, 1969 (ex errore) Terapene coahuila — Nietzke, 1973 Terrepene coahuila — Morafka, 1977 Terrepene coahuilae — Morafka, 1977 Terrapene cohauila Ferri, 2002 (ex errore)