Family

Kinosternidae

22 species · Animals

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Narrow-bridged Musk Turtle

Claudius angustatus Cope, 1865

Claudius angustatus, the narrow-bridged musk turtle, is a small aquatic turtle found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize.

Mexican Giant Musk Turtle

Staurotypus triporcatus (Wiegmann, 1828)

Staurotypus triporcatus is a large kinosternid turtle with three keeled carapace, found across parts of Mexico and Central America.

Eastern Musk Turtle

Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille, 1802)

Sternotherus odoratus, the stinkpot eastern musk turtle, is a small aquatic turtle native to Canada and the eastern U.S.

Loggerhead Musk Turtle

Sternotherus minor (Agassiz, 1857)

Sternotherus minor, the loggerhead musk turtle, is a small freshwater turtle found in rivers and springs of the southeastern US.

Razor-backed Musk Turtle

Sternotherus carinatus (Gray, 1856)

Sternotherus carinatus, the razor-backed musk turtle, is a small musk turtle native to the south-central United States.

Stripe-necked Musk Turtle

Sternotherus peltifer (Smith & Glass, 1947)

The stripeneck musk turtle (Sternotherus peltifer) is a Kinosternidae turtle found across multiple U.S. southeastern states.

Intermediate Musk Turtle

Sternotherus intermedius (Scott, Glenn & Rissler, 2017)

Sternotherus intermedius, the intermediate musk turtle, is a small endemic turtle native to Alabama, US, recognized as a species in 2017.

Eastern Mud Turtle

Kinosternon subrubrum Bonnaterre, 1789

The eastern mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) is a small freshwater turtle found across the eastern and central United States with variable annual clutch sizes.

Sonoran Mud Turtle

Kinosternon sonoriense Le Conte, 1854

Sonora mud turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) is a kinosternid turtle found in the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico, with one recognized subspecies.

Scorpion Mud Turtle

Kinosternon scorpioides (Linnaeus, 1766)

Kinosternon scorpioides, the scorpion mud turtle, is a highly adaptable aquatic medium-to-large mud turtle.

Oaxaca Mud Turtle

Kinosternon oaxacae Berry & Iverson, 1980

Kinosternon oaxacae, the Oaxaca mud turtle, is an opportunistic Mexican-endemic turtle that grows slowly to maturity.

Mexican Mud Turtle

Kinosternon integrum Le Conte, 1854

Kinosternon integrum, the Mexican mud turtle, is an endemic Mexican turtle with a bet hedging reproductive strategy.

White-lipped Mud Turtle

Kinosternon leucostomum (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1851)

The white-lipped mud turtle (Kinosternon leucostomum) is a Kinosternidae turtle endemic to Central and northwestern South America.

Herrera's Mud Turtle

Kinosternon herrerai Stejneger, 1925

Herrera's mud turtle (Kinosternon herrerai) is a Kinosternidae mud turtle endemic to eastern and central Mexico.

Chihuahuan Mud Turtle

Kinosternon hirtipes (Wagler, 1830)

The rough-footed mud turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes) is a Kinosternidae species native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Yellow Mud Turtle

Kinosternon flavescens (Agassiz, 1857)

Kinosternon flavescens, the yellow mud turtle, is a small turtle noted for its unusual female parental care of eggs.

Creaser's Mud Turtle

Kinosternon creaseri Hartweg, 1934

Creaser's mud turtle (Kinosternon creaseri) is a small mud turtle native to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.

Jalisco Mud Turtle

Kinosternon chimalhuaca Berry, Seidel & Iverson, 1997

The Jalisco mud turtle is a rare aquatic turtle endemic to Colima and Jalisco, Mexico, with fewer than 20 individuals seen in 20 years.

Striped Mud Turtle

Kinosternon baurii (Garman, 1891)

Kinosternon baurii, the striped mud turtle, is a small North American freshwater turtle with three light shell stripes.

Tabasco Mud Turtle

Kinosternon acutum Gray, 1831

Kinosternon acutum, the Tabasco mud turtle, is a small nocturnal carnivorous turtle from Central America, important to local culture and cuisine despite protection.