Abstract
The Scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) is the chelonian species with the largest distribution range in the Neotropics. The species is reportedly distributed as two disjunct populations in South America: the Amazonian and the Chacoan populations. We present new records of K. s. scorpioides which represent an expansion of the species distribution, with the first records for the Upper Paraguay River basin, the first records for the Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, as well as an evidence that the two previously documented populations area not disjunct.
Highlights
The Scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) is the most widely distributed chelonian species in the Neotropics (Ernst and Barbour 1989; Cabrera and Colantonio 1997; Berry and Iverson 2001; Turtle Taxonomy Working Group 2009; Berry Iverson, and 2011)
We present new records of K. s. scorpioides which represent an expansion of the species distribution, with the first records for the Upper Paraguay River basin, the first records for the Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, as well as an evidence that the two previously documented populations area not disjunct
Cabrera and Colantonio (1997) argued that there is no morphological basis for splitting these subspecies, as well as other possible ones such as K. s. carajasensis, from the K. s. scorpioides, leading them to argue that K. scorpioides should be considered a monotypic species from southern Mexico to the whole of its distribution South American
Summary
The Scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) is the most widely distributed chelonian species in the Neotropics (Ernst and Barbour 1989; Cabrera and Colantonio 1997; Berry and Iverson 2001; Turtle Taxonomy Working Group 2009; Berry Iverson, and 2011). Scorpioides which represent an expansion of the species distribution, with the first records for the Upper Paraguay River basin, the first records for the Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, as well as an evidence that the two previously documented populations area not disjunct.
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