Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Sonoyta Mud Turtle
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2017-09-20 · Effective 2017-10-20 · 82 FR 43897
Document
Document number
2017-20072
Federal Register citation
82 FR 43897
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2017-09-20
Effective date
2017-10-20
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2016-0103
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), list the Sonoyta mud turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale), a turtle from Arizona in the United States and Sonora in Mexico, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. This rule adds the Sonoyta mud turtle to the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and extends the Act's protections to this subspecies.