Terrapene nelsoni klauberi
| Northern spotted box turtle | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Emydidae |
| Subfamily: | Emydinae |
| Genus: | Terrapene |
| Species: | T. nelsoni |
| Subspecies: | T. n. klauberi |
| Trinomial name | |
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Terrapene nelsoni klauberi Bogert, 1943 |
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| Synonyms | |
The northern spotted box turtle (Terrapene nelsoni klauberi ), also commonly known as Klauber's box turtle and Klauber's spotted box turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae.
T. n. klauberi is endemic to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico.
The subspecific name, klauberi, is in honor of American herpetologist Laurence Monroe Klauber.
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