Terrestrial movements, activity patterns and habitat use by Kinosternon scorpioides (Testudines: Kinosternidae) in Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica
The Scorpion Mud turtle, Kinosternon scorpioides, is a widely distributed, semiaquatic species known to engage in regular terrestrial movement and terrestrial estivation. We studied terrestrial behavior in this species in Palo Verde National Park, northwestern Costa Rica. We determined terrestrial a...
Main Authors: | José M. Mora, Franklin E. Castañeda |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2022-06-01
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Series: | Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology |
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Online Access: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/199314 |
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