Kinosternon

Kinosternon
	Mississippi mud turtle; Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Kinosternoidea
Family:	Kinosternidae
Genus:	Kinosternon ; Spix, 1824

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Kinosternon is a genus of small aquatic turtles from the Americas known commonly as mud turtles.

Geographic range

They are found in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The greatest species richness is in Mexico, and only three species (K. dunni, K. leucostomum, and K. scorpioides) are found in South America.

Description

They are very similar to the musk turtles, but generally smaller in size, and their carapaces are not as highly domed.

Diet

All mud turtles are carnivorous, consuming various aquatic invertebrates, fish, and even carrion.

Species

Genus Kinosternon
- Tabasco mud turtle - K. acutum Gray, 1831^[1]
- Alamos mud turtle - K. alamosae Berry & Legler, 1980^[1]
- Central American mud turtle - K. angustipons Legler, 1965^[1]
- Arizona mud turtle - K. arizonense Gilmore, 1923^[1]
- Striped mud turtle - K. baurii (Garman, 1891)^[1]
- Jalisco mud turtle - K. chimalhuaca Berry, Seidel, & Iverson, 1996 ^[1]
- Creaser's mud turtle - K. creaseri Hartweg, 1934^[1]
- Dunn's mud turtle - K. dunni Schmidt, 1947^[1]
- Durango mud turtle - K. durangoense Iverson, 1979^[1]
- Yellow mud turtle - K. flavescens (Agassiz, 1857)^[1]
- Herrera's mud turtle - K. herrerai Stejneger, 1925^[1]
- Rough-footed mud turtle - K. hirtipes (Wagler, 1830)^[1]
  - Valley of Mexico mud turtle - K. h. hirtipes (Wagler, 1830)^[1]
  - Lake Chapala mud turtle - K. h. chapalaense Iverson, 1981^[1]
  - San Juanico mud turtle - K. h. magdalense Iverson, 1981^[1]
  - Viesca mud turtle - K. h. megacephalum Iverson, 1981 (extinct)^[1]
  - Mexican plateau mud turtle - K. h. murrayi Glass and Hartweg, 1951^[1]
  - Patzcuarco mud turtle - K. h. tarascense Iverson, 1981^[1]
- Mexican mud turtle - K. integrum (LeConte, 1954)^[1]
- White-lipped mud turtle - K. leucostomum A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1851^[1]
  - Northern white-lipped mud turtle - K. l. leucostomum A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1851^[1]
  - Southern white-lipped mud turtle - K. l. postinguinale (Cope, 1887)^[1]
- Oaxaca mud turtle - K. oaxacae Berry & Iverson, 1980^[1]
- Scorpion mud turtle - K. scorpioides (Linnaeus, 1766)^[1]
  - Scorpion mud turtle (subspecies) - K. s. scorpioides (Linnaeus, 1766)^[1]
  - Central Chiapas mud turtle - K. s. abaxillare (Baur, 1925)^[1]
  - White-throated mud turtle - K. s. albogulare (A.H.A. Duméril and Bocourt, 1870)^[1]
  - Red-cheeked mud turtle - K. s. cruentatum (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1851)^[1]
- Sonora mud turtle - K. sonoriense (Le Conte, 1854)^[1]
  - Sonora mud turtle (subspecies) - K. s. sonoriense (Le Conte, 1854)^[1]
  - Sonoyta mud turtle - K. s. longifemorale (Iverson, 1981)^[1]
- Eastern mud turtle - K. subrubrum (Bonnaterre, 1789)^[1]
  - Eastern mud turtle (subspecies) - K. s. subrubrum (Bonnaterre, 1789)^[1]
  - Mississippi mud turtle - K. s. hippocrepis (Bonnaterre, 1789)^[1]
  - Florida mud turtle - K. s. steindachneri (Siebenrock,1906)^[1]

References

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Bibliography

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External links

Genus Kinosternon at The Reptile Database

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v t e Turtle family Kinosternidae
Genus	Species of the subfamily Kinosterninae
Kinosternon	Alamos mud turtle Arizona mud turtle Central American mud turtle Creaser's mud turtle Dunn's mud turtle Durango mud turtle Eastern mud turtle Herrera's mud turtle Jalisco mud turtle Mexican mud turtle Oaxaca mud turtle Rough-footed mud turtle Scorpion mud turtle Sonora mud turtle Striped mud turtle Tabasco mud turtle White-lipped mud turtle Yellow mud turtle
Sternotherus	Common musk turtle Flattened musk turtle Loggerhead musk turtle Razor-backed musk turtle
Genus	Species of the subfamily Staurotypinae
Claudius	Narrow-bridged musk turtle
Staurotypus	Giant musk turtle Mexican musk turtle
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status.

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Kinosternon

Mississippi mud turtle Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Kinosternoidea
Family:	Kinosternidae
Genus:	Kinosternon Spix, 1824^[1]