泥龟

泥龟
	布拉格动物园的泥龟
保护状况
	; 极危（IUCN 3.1）
科学分类
界：	动物界 Animalia
门：	脊索动物门 Chordata
纲：	爬行纲 Reptilia
目：	龟鳖目 Testudines
亚目：	曲颈龟亚目 Cryptodira
科：	泥龟科 Dermatemydidae
属：	泥龟属 Dermatemys; Gray, 1847
种：	泥龟 D. mawii
二名法
	Dermatemys mawii; Gray, 1847
异名
	Dermatemys mawii ; Gray, 1847: 56; Emys berardii ; A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1851: 11; Dermatemys abnormis ; Cope, 1868: 120; Dermatemys salvinii ; Gray, 1870: 50; Limnochelone micrura ; F. Werner, 1901: 298;

泥龟（学名：Dermatemys mawii）是泥龟科（Dermatemydidae）泥龟属（Dermatemys）下的唯一物种。牠们是夜间活动及水生的龟，栖息在中美洲由墨西哥至洪都拉斯较大的河流及湖泊。

特征

泥龟的体型较大，最大的龟壳可达65厘米(cm)长，重20公斤。

泥龟的龟壳扁平，呈实灰色或近黑色。胸甲一般呈奶白色。幼龟的龟壳中央起角，外缘有锯齿，但随着年纪渐长会逐渐消失。牠们的皮肤与龟壳的颜色相近，颈上及下身有红色斑纹。雄龟的头两侧有黄色的斑纹，但雌龟没有，而且雄龟的尾巴也较长及厚。

繁殖

泥龟于冬天介乎9月至11月筑巢。雌龟会走到河岸两边平时很少到的地方生蛋，避免泛滥影响，每次会生6-29只蛋。

保育状况

泥龟很少饲养的。牠们被过度捕猎作为食物。幼龟及蛋也可以作为食物。牠们被动的天性也是易于被捕猎的原因。牠们被世界自然保护联盟列为极危，故受到《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》附录二的保护，禁止出口。

参考

^ Vogt RC, Gonzalez-Porter GP, Van Dijk PP. Dermatemys mawii . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006, 2006: e.T6493A97409830. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T6493A12783921.en .
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Gray JE (1847). "Description of a new Genus of Emydæ". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1847: 55–56. (Dermatemys, new genus, p. 55; Dermatemys Mawii, new species, p. 56).
^ Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1851). "Emys areolata, Emys berardii, Cinosternon leucostomum, Cinosternon cruentatum ". In: Duméril AMC, Duméril AHA (1851). Catalogue Methodique de la Collection des Reptiles (Museum d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris). Paris: Gide and Baudry. 224 pp. (in French).
^ Cope ED (1868). "An examination of the Reptilia and Batrachia obtained by the Orton expedition to Equador [sic] and the upper Amazon, with notes on other species". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20: 96–140.
^ Gray JE (1870). Supplement to the Catalogue of Shield Reptiles in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Testudinata (Tortoises). London: British Museum. 120 pp.
^ Werner F (1901). "Neue Reptilien des Königsberger zoologischen Museums ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 24: 297–301. (in German).
^ Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk PP, Iverson JB, Shaffer HB, Bour R, Rhodin AGJ] (2012). "Turtles of the World, 2012 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs (5):, 000.243–000.328, doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v5.2012, [1] （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）.

外部链接

Animal Diversity Web （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）
TIGR Reptile Database上的Dermatemys mawii

[iucn-1] Vogt RC, Gonzalez-Porter GP, Van Dijk PP. Dermatemys mawii . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006, 2006: e.T6493A97409830. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T6493A12783921.en .

[gray1847-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Gray JE (1847). "Description of a new Genus of Emydæ". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1847: 55–56. (Dermatemys, new genus, p. 55; Dermatemys Mawii, new species, p. 56).

[dum&dum1851-3] Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1851). "Emys areolata, Emys berardii, Cinosternon leucostomum, Cinosternon cruentatum ". In: Duméril AMC, Duméril AHA (1851). Catalogue Methodique de la Collection des Reptiles (Museum d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris). Paris: Gide and Baudry. 224 pp. (in French).

[cope1868-4] Cope ED (1868). "An examination of the Reptilia and Batrachia obtained by the Orton expedition to Equador [sic] and the upper Amazon, with notes on other species". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20: 96–140.

[gray1870b-5] Gray JE (1870). Supplement to the Catalogue of Shield Reptiles in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Testudinata (Tortoises). London: British Museum. 120 pp.

[wern1901-6] Werner F (1901). "Neue Reptilien des Königsberger zoologischen Museums ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 24: 297–301. (in German).

[ttwg-7] Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk PP, Iverson JB, Shaffer HB, Bour R, Rhodin AGJ] (2012). "Turtles of the World, 2012 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs (5):, 000.243–000.328, doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v5.2012, [1] （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）.

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