Xtuk’is, the Animal Species Is About to Extinction in Yucatan
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Fernando Dávila The Red List of Threatened Species has just raised the risk of extinction of the Yucatán Pantano Turtle (Kinosternon creaseri), called in Mayan language Xtuk’is. It is a species that only lives on the Peninsula, so if it ceases to exist here, it disappears all over the planet. It CAN INTEREST YOU: They capture in VIDEO a huge crocodile wandering in Yucatán Sports Unit The species is sweet and concentrated in a small region of jal…
This species only inhabits the Yucatán Peninsula. Photo: Luis Fernando Díaz Gamboa Mérida, Yucatán on October 29, 2025.- The Red List of Threatened Species has just raised the risk of extinction of the Yucatán Pantano Turtle (Kinosternon creaseri), called in Mayan language Xtuk’is. It is a species that only lives in the Peninsula, so that if it ceases to exist here, it disappears throughout the planet. The species is sweet and is concentrated in…
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