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Kinosternon leucostomum (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1851) is a animal in the Kinosternidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Kinosternon leucostomum (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1851) (Kinosternon leucostomum (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1851))
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Kinosternon leucostomum (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1851)

Kinosternon leucostomum (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1851)

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

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Kinosternon
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Class
Testudines

About Kinosternon leucostomum (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1851)

Taxonomy and Common Name

Kinosternon leucostomum, commonly known as the white-lipped mud turtle, is a species of mud turtle that belongs to the family Kinosternidae.

Endemic Range Region

This species is endemic to Central America and northwestern South America.

Specific Geographic Distribution

Its confirmed geographic range includes Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Photo: (c) Khristian Venegas Valencia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Khristian Venegas Valencia · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Testudines Kinosternidae Kinosternon

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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