Terrapene nelsoni

Spotted box turtle
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Emydidae
Subfamily:	Emydinae
Genus:	Terrapene
Species:	T. nelsoni
Binomial name
Terrapene nelsoni Stejneger, 1925
Synonyms
Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni Terrapene nelsoni Stejneger, 1925 Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Terrepene nelsoni — Pawley, 1971 Terapene nelsoni — Nietzke, 1973 Terrapene nelsoni klauberi Terrapene klauberi Bogert, 1943 Terrapene nelsoni klauberi — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Terapene klauberi — Nietzke, 1973

The spotted box turtle (Terrapene nelsoni ) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico.

The specific name, nelsoni, is in honor of American biologist Edward William Nelson.

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies (listed in alphabetical order by subspecific name).

Stejneger L (1925). "New species and subspecies of American turtles". J. Washington Acad. Sci. 15 (20): 462-463. (Terrapene nelsoni, new species, p. 463).

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