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A Sonora Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) basks in the sun at Montezuma Well

By Southwest Biological Science Center
An endemic Sonora Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) basks in the sun at Montezuma Well
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A Sonora Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) basks in the sun at Montezuma Well, AZ. Kinosternon sonoriense are found only in aquatic habitats in the southwestern United States and northwestern México. They are listed on the IUCN Red List and some subspecies are listed as critically imperiled. Photo by Charles Drost, USGS, SBSC.

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