Mesoamerican River Turtle
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| Mesoamerican River Turtle Conservation status: Endangered | ||||||||||||||
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| Dermatemys mawii Gray, 1847 |
The Mesoamerican River Turtle (Dermatemys mawii) is the only species in the family Dermatemydidae. It is a nocturnal aquatic turtle that lives in larger rivers and lakes in Central America, from southern Mexico to northern Honduras.
It is considered an endangered species.
External links
- Animal Diversity Web (http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dermatemys_mawii.html)
- EMBL Reptile Database (http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/~uetz/families/Dermatemydidae.html)
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