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A Sonora Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) hatchling, Montezuma Well, next to a quarter for a similar size comparison

By Southwest Biological Science Center
A Sonora Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) hatchling, Montezuma Well, next to a quarter for a similar size comparison
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A Sonora Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) hatchling, Montezuma Well, with a quarter for a size comparison. Kinosternon sonoriense are found only in aquatic habitats in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. 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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