Spiny turtle

Summary

Spiny turtle is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month, #1,596 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Spiny turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Spiny turtle is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Spiny turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status^[5].
• Spiny turtle is classified within Heosemys^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Spiny turtle is Heosemys spinosa^[7].
• Spiny turtle's Commons category is recorded as Heosemys spinosa^[8].
• Spiny turtle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. spinosa'}^[9].
• Spiny turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spiny turtle'}^[10].
• Spiny turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spiny Terrapin'}^[11].
• Spiny turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spiny Turtle'}^[12].
• Spiny turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sunburst Turtle'}^[13].
• Spiny turtle's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[14].
• Spiny turtle's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Spiny turtle is Heosemys spinosa^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Heosemys^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spiny Terrapin'}^[11], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sunburst Turtle'}^[13].

Identifiers

Spiny turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40005^[16]. Spiny turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 55547^[17]. Spiny turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 456687^[18]. Spiny turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2443326^[19]. Spiny turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551925^[20].

Why It Matters

Spiny turtle ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month, #1,596 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]