Kinosternon leucostomum postinguinale (Cope 1887)

Cinosternum postinguinale Cope, 1887

[= Kinosternon leucostomum postinguinale (Cope, 1887); fide, Wermuth and Mertens, 1961:22, Berry and Iverson, 2001a:724.4]

Cope, 1887, Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 32:23.

Syntypes: See Cinosternum brevigulare Cope, 1885.

Type Locality: See Cinosternum brevigulare Cope, 1885.

Etymology: The name postinguinale is derived from the Latin post, after or behind, and inguen (= inguina), the groin, and refers to the inguinal scute located posterior on the shell bridge.

Remarks: Cinosternon postinguinale Cope, 1887 is a substitute name proposed by Cope (1887:23) for Cinosternum brevigulare Cope (1885:389), which was preoccupied by Cinosternum brevigulare Günther (1885:17). Cope (1887:23) indicated that Günther 1885 was published in May, whereas Cope 1885 was published in June. For additional remarks concerning the syntypes, see Cinosternum brevigulare Cope, 1885.