Rough-footed mud turtle

Species of turtle

Rough-footed mud turtle

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Kinosternidae
Genus:	Kinosternon
Species:	K. hirtipes
Binomial name
*Kinosternon hirtipes* (Wagler, 1830)
Synonyms^[2]
Kinosternon hirtipes hirtipes Cinosternon hirtipes Wagler, 1830 (nomen nudum) Cinosternon hirtipes Wagler, 1833 Clemmys (Cinosternon) hirtipes — Fitzinger, 1835 Cinostermon [sic] hirtipes — Gray, 1844 Kinosternum hirtipes — LeConte, 1854 Kinosternon hirtipes — Gray, 1856 Cinosternum hirtipes — Agassiz, 1857 Thyrosternum hirtipes — Agassiz, 1857 Ozotheca hirtipes — LeConte, 1859 Chinosternum [sic] hirtipes — Caballero y Caballero, 1938 Kinosternon [hirtipes] hirtipes — Schmidt, 1953 Kynosternon [sic] hirtipes — Lopez, 1975 Kinosternon hertipes [sic] Semmler, Seidel & S. Williams, 1977 (ex errore) Kinosternon hirtipes chapalaense Kinosternon hirtipes chapalaense Pritchard, 1979 (nomen nudum) Kinosternon hirtipes chapalaense Iverson, 1981 Kinosternon hirtipes chapalense [sic] Obst, 1996 (ex errore) Kinosternon hirtipes magdalense Kinosternon hirtipes magdalense Iverson, 1981 Kinosternon hirtipes megacephalum Kinosternon hirtipes megacephalum Iverson, 1981 Kinosternon hirtipes megalocephala [sic] Artner, 2003 (ex errore) Kinosternon megacephalum — Joseph-Ouni, 2004 Kinosternon hirtipes murrayi Kinosternon murrayi Glass & Hartweg, 1951 Kinosternon hirtipes murrayi — Schmidt, 1953 Kinosternon hirtipes murryi [sic] Ashton, 1976 (ex errore) Kinosternon hirtipes tarascense Kinosternon hirtipes tarascense Iverson, 1981

The rough-footed mud turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes) ^[1] is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

Geographic range

K. hirtipes is found in the United States in Texas, and it is also found in Mexico in the Mexican states: Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Mexico DF, Durango, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, and Zacatecas.

Diet

As omnivores, the diet of K. hirtipes primarily consists of vegetation and insects including filamentous algae, seeds and fruits, aquatic, terrestrial, flying arthropods, as well as aquatic gastropods. K. hirtipes undergoes a dietary shift from insects to vegetation as body size increases which facilitates rapid growth. Although male K. hirtipes are larger in size than females, both sexes share a dietary overlap consuming similar foods. ^[3]

Predation

Based on tracks around kill sites, bite marks and shell damage it has been determined that the main predators of the K. hirtipes are racoons and feral pigs. Not surprisingly, both racoons and pigs are known to hunt several other species of turtle. These turtles seem to be relatively "immune" to predation but are at the highest risk when coming out of the water to nest.^[4]

Subspecies

Five subspecies of Kinosternon hirtipes are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[5]

Valley of Mexico mud turtle – Kinosternon hirtipes hirtipes (Wagler, 1830)
Lake Chapala mud turtle – Kinosternon hirtipes chapalaense Iverson, 1981
San Juanico mud turtle – Kinosternon hirtipes magdalense Iverson, 1981
Viesca mud turtle – Kinosternon hirtipes megacephalum Iverson, 1981 (Extinct)
Mexican Plateau mud turtle – Kinosternon hirtipes murrayi Glass & Hartweg, 1951
Patzcuarco mud turtle – Kinosternon hirtipes tarascense Iverson, 1981

Etymology

The subspecific name, murrayi, is in honor of American zoologist Leo Tildon Murray (1902–1958).^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b van Dijk PP, Hammerson G, Vazquez Diaz J, Quintero Diaz GE, Santos G, Flores-Villela O (2007). "Kinosternon hirtipes (errata version published in 2016)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007. http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/63670/0
^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 252–254. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755. S2CID 87809001.
^ Platt, Steven (Apr 2016). "A Dietary Study of the Rough Footed mud turtle (Kinosternon Hirtipes) in Texas, USA". Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 11: 142.
^ Platt, Steven (March 2019). "Notes on the predation of rough-footed mud turtles (Kinosternon hirtipes) in west Texas, USA". Western North American Naturalist. 79 (1): 130–134. doi:10.3398/064.079.0113. S2CID 196650465.
^ Species Kinosternon hirtipes at The Reptile Database
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Kinosternon hirtipes murrayi, p. 185).

External links

Wagler J (1830). Natürliches System der Amphibien, mit vorangehender Classification der Säugthiere und Vögel. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. Munich: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. (Cinosternon [sic] hirtipes, new species, p. 137). (in German and Latin). [1].

Kinosternidae family

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Anapsida
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Kinosternoidea
Family: Kinosternidae

Genera

Species of the Kinosternidae family

Claudius

Narrow-bridged musk turtle

†Hoplochelys

†Hoplochelys clark

Kinosternon

Sternotherus

Staurotypus

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. Key: †=extinct.

Testudines

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Diapsida
Order: Testudines

Suborder

Superfamily

Family

Genus

Cryptodira

Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)

Cheloniidae	†Allopleuron Caretta †Carolinochelys Chelonia †Eochelone Eretmochelys †Gigantatypus †Glarichelys †Itilochelys Lepidochelys †Mexichelys †Miocaretta Natator †Pacifichelys †Syllomus †Tasbacka
Dermochelyidae	†Arabemys †Corsochelys †Cosmochelys Dermochelys †Eosphargis †Mesodermochelys †Psephophorus
	†Euclastes †Peritresius †Procolpochelys †Protosphargis †Puppigerus

Kinosternoidea

Dermatemydidae	Dermatemys
Kinosternidae	Claudius †Hoplochelys Kinosternon Staurotypus Sternotherus

Testudinoidea

Emydidae	†Acherontemys Chrysemys Clemmys Deirochelys Emys Actinemys Emydoidea Glyptemys Graptemys Malaclemys Pseudemys Terrapene Trachemys †Wilburemys
Geoemydidae	Batagur †Banhxeochelys Cuora Cyclemys Geoclemys Geoemyda Hardella Heosemys Leucocephalon Malayemys Mauremys Melanochelys Morenia Notochelys Orlitia Pangshura Rhinoclemmys Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys
Platysternidae	Platysternon
Testudinidae	Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Centrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis †Cymatholcus †Floridemys Geochelone Gopherus †Hadrianus †Hesperotestudo Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria †Megalochelys †Oligopherus Psammobates Pyxis †Solitudo Stigmochelys †Stylemys Testudo

Trionychia

Carettochelyidae	†Allaeochelys †Anosteira Carettochelys
Trionychidae	Amyda Apalone †Axestemys Chitra Cyclanorbis Cycloderma †Drazinderetes Dogania †Gilmoremys †Hutchemys †Khunnuchelys Lissemys Nilssonia Palea †Palaeoamyda Pelochelys Pelodiscus Rafetus Trionyx
	†Basilochelys †Sinaspideretes

Chelydridae	Chelydra †Chelydrops †Chelydropsis †Emarginachelys †Macrocephalochelys Macrochelys †Planiplastron †Protochelydra
†Nanhsiungchelyidae	†Anomalochelys †Basilemys †Jiangxichelys
†Protostegidae	†Alienochelys †Archelon †Atlantochelys †Bouliachelys †Calcarichelys †Cratochelone †Desmatochelys †Iserosaurus †Notochelone †Ocepechelon †Pneumatoarthrus †Protostega †Rhinochelys †Santanachelys †Terlinguachelys
	†Adocus †Argillochelys †Bashuchelys †Ctenochelys †Prionochelys †Toxochelys

Pleurodira

†Araripemydidae	†Araripemys
†Bothremydidae	†Araiochelys †Arenila †Azabbaremys †Bothremys †Cearachelys †Chedighaii †Chupacabrachelys †Eotaphrosphys †Foxemys †Galianemys †Ilatardia †Inaechelys †Itapecuruemys †Jainemys †Kinkonychelys †Kurmademys †Labrostochelys †Nigeremys †Phosphatochelys †Polysternon †Puentemys †Rosasia †Rhothonemys †Sankuchemys †Taphrosphys †Ummulisani †Zolhafah
Chelidae	Acanthochelys Chelodina Chelus Elseya Elusor Emydura Hydromedusa †Lomalatachelys Mesoclemmys Myuchelys Phrynops Platemys †Prochelidella Pseudemydura Rheodytes Rhinemys †Yaminuechelys
Pelomedusidae	Pelomedusa Pelusios
Podocnemididae	†Albertwoodemys †Bauruemys †Brontochelys †Caninemys †Carbonemys †Cerrejonemys †Cordichelys Erymnochelys †Lapparentemys †Latentemys Peltocephalus Podocnemis †Stupendemys
†Sahonachelyidae	†Sahonachelys †Sokatra

	†Caribemys †Caririemys †Tacuarembemys

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.

See also List of Testudines families

Taxon identifiers
Kinosternon hirtipes	Wikidata: Q2491477 Wikispecies: Kinosternon hirtipes ADW: Kinosternon_hirtipes BOLD: 253629 CoL: 3R86C EoL: 792971 GBIF: 2442400 iNaturalist: 39734 IRMNG: 10359610 ITIS: 173767 IUCN: 63670 NatureServe: 2.101114 NCBI: 142486 Observation.org: 100205 Open Tree of Life: 487665 RD: hirtipes WoRMS: 1287525