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Revista colombiana de ciencia animal recia
On-line version ISSN 2027-4297
Abstract
MENDOZA ROLDAN, Juan and ROPAIN HERNANDEZ, Eber. First record for the river turtle Kinosternon leucostomum (DUMERIL & BIBRON 1851), from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta foothills. rev. colombiana cienc. anim. Recia [online]. 2017, vol.9, n.2, pp.203-206. ISSN 2027-4297. https://doi.org/10.24188/recia.v9.n2.2017.558.
The river turtle (Kinosternon leucostomum), was first reported for the department of Guajira in 2011, found in the foothills of the Serranía de Perijá (GALVIS-PEÑUELA et al., 2011). Our observations constitute the first record for the Sierra Nevada de Santamarta Massif and the second distribution record within the department of Guajira, Colombian Caribbean.
Keywords : New record; distribution; River turtle.