Jalisco mud turtle

{{Short description|Species of turtle}}

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| name = Jalisco mud turtle

| image = Kinosternon chimalhuaca - January 2017.jpg

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Butterfield, T.G. & Matías-Palafox, M.L. |title=Kinosternon chimalhuaca |year=2025|page=e.T63667A161720838|access-date=2 May 2025}}

| genus = Kinosternon

| species = chimalhuaca

| authority = (Berry, Seidel & Iverson, 1997)

| synonyms = * Kinosternon chimalhuaca Berry, Seidel & Iverson, 1995 (nomen nudum)

• Kinosternon chimalhuaca Berry, Seidel & Iverson, 1996

| synonyms_ref = {{Cite journal|journal=Vertebrate Zoology |title=Checklist of Chelonians of the World |year=2007 |author1=Fritz Uwe |author2=Peter Havaš |volume=57 |issue=2 |pages=251 |doi=10.3897/vz.57.e30895 |s2cid=87809001 |issn=1864-5755 |doi-access=free }}

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The Jalisco mud turtle (Kinosternon chimalhuaca) is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family endemic to Mexico. It is found in Colima and Jalisco. They live in freshwater habitats like swamps or quiet rivers. Jalisco mud turtles reproduce oviparous, meaning the eggs hatch after the parent has laid them.{{Cite web |title=Kinosternon chimalhuaca |url=https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Kinosternon&species=chimalhuaca |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=The Reptile Database}}

Population size is unknown; there have been less than 20 individuals seen in the last twenty years. The mud turtle is said to be adapted to aquatic habitats, meaning that a population decline is then expected due to habitat fragmentation.{{Cite WebLópez-Luna, M. A., Cupul-Magaña, F. G., Escobedo-Galván, A. H., González-Hernández, A. J., Centenero-Alcal, E., Rangel-Mendoza, J., Ramírez-Ramírez, M. M., & Cazares-Hernández, E. (2018). A Distinctive New Species of Mud Turtle from Western México. Chelonian Conservation & Biology, 17(1), 2-13. 10.2744/CCB-1292.1}}