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Kinosternon subrubrum (Lacépède, 1788) - Mississippi Mud Turtle

Maps

Locality Map

Locality map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle)
Locality map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle).
Map created 3 August 2022.

County Map

County map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle)
County map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Historical Locality Map

Historical locality map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle)
Historical locality map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares ( ) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles ( ) represent records prior to 1966. Note that more recent records might conceal underlying older records.
Map created 3 August 2022.

Historical County Map

Historical county map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle)
Historical county map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares ( ) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles ( ) represent records prior to 1966. Note that only the most recent county record for each county is shown.
Map created 3 August 2022.

Ecological Drainage Locality Map

Ecological Drainage Units map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle)
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Natural Divisions Locality Map

Natural Divisions locality map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle)
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Major Watersheds Locality Map

Major watersheds map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle)
Major Watersheds locality map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level I Ecoregion Locality Map

Level I Ecoregions map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle)
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level II Ecoregion Locality Map

Level II Ecoregions map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle)
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level III Ecoregion Locality Map

Level III Ecoregions map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle)
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map

Level IV Ecoregions map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle)
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Native Status

Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle) is native to Missouri.

Collection Summary

Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle) has a total of 43 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 10 counties and 27 localities. There are a total of 23 collectors and 23 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 26 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1898 and its most recent collection year is 2010. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are March 19 and September 8, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by County

Collection summary for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle) by county. Some values are unavailable since some records are represented solely by historical literature reports, which sometimes lack complete collecting data. Click on a county name to view more information about that county. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
County Localities Collections Collectors Dates Expeditions Earliest Year Latest Year
Bollinger 2 3 2 2 2 1981 2010
Butler 8 19 6 8 9 1898 1968
Dunklin 3 4 4 3 3 1947 1962
Mississippi 1 1 1 1 1 1960 1960
New Madrid 2 2 3 2 2 1941 1957
Ripley 2 2 5 2 2 1967 2007
Scott 1 1 1 1 1 1960 1960
Shannon 1 2 1 1 1 2007 2007
Stoddard 3 5 4 4 5 1960 1967
Wayne 3 3 4 3 3 1989 2009

Potential County Records

Potential counties for Kinosternon subrubrum (Mississippi Mud Turtle). Counties are listed in descending order of their likelihood of having this species. Click on a county to view more information about that county. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
Likelihood County Rationale Ecoregion / Watershed
2 Carter Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Current River Hills
2 Pemiscot Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles St. Francis Lowlands
2 Pemiscot Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Northern Holocene Meander Belts
4 Oregon Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Current River Hills
6 Cape Girardeau Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles St. Francis Lowlands
6 Howell Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Current River Hills
6 Reynolds Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Current River Hills
8 Madison Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Black River Hills Border
8 Texas Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Current River Hills
9 Iron Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Ozark Highlands
10 Dent Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county Current River Hills
11 Perry Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county Ozark Highlands

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
Order:
Testudines Linnaeus, 1758 - Turtles
Family:
Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 - Mud and Musk Turtles
Genus:
Kinosternon Spix, 1824 - American Mud Turtles
Species:
Kinosternon subrubrum (Lacépède, 1788) - Mississippi Mud Turtle

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms

(none)