Terrestrial movements, activity patterns and habitat use by Kinosternon scorpioides (Testudines: Kinosternidae) in Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica

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...

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Main Authors: José M. Mora, Franklin E. Castañeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2022-06-01
Series:Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
Subjects:
Dry forest
Estivating sites
Freshwater turtles
Global climate change
Scorpion Mud Turtle
Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/199314

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