Flag for Taxon: Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum)
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| loarie | Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) |
lagging behind RD |
Feb. 11, 2020 02:26:24 +0000 | loarie |
see comments |
Comments
I think we should resolve this deviation and recognize K. steindachneri as a full species. Per Borque (2016) there are no morphological data that support it being recognized as a subspecies of K. subrubrum, and molecular data have supported the view that it is a separate species. That position was also recently taken by the Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (part of the IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group).
I follow Crother (2017) and they split it back then.
We're lagging behind Reptile database here
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_framework_relationships/1484
should we maintain this deviation or resolve it?