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Mud Turtles
Kinosternon
Kinosternon is a genus of small aquatic turtles from the Americas known commonly as mud turtles.
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 24 known species
Eastern Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon subrubrum
Mexican Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon integrum
Striped Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon baurii
White-lipped Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon leucostomum
Yellow Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon flavescens
Sonoran Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon sonoriense
Scorpion Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon scorpioides
White-throated Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon albogulare
Red-cheeked Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon cruentatum
Chihuahuan Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon hirtipes
Creaser's Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon creaseri
Herrera's Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon herrerai
Tabasco Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon acutum
Florida Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon steindachneri
Oaxaca Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon oaxacae
Jalisco Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon chimalhuaca
Durango Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon durangoense
Arizona Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon stejnegeri
Central Chiapas Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon abaxillare
Alamos Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon alamosae
Narrow-bridged Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon angustipons
Vallarta mud turtle
speciesKinosternon vogti
Cora Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon cora
Dunn's Mud Turtle
speciesKinosternon dunni
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 39712.