Kinosternidae
Also known as: American Mud And Musk Turtles, American Mud and Musk Turtles, Amerikabataklıkkaplumbağasıgiller, Modder- en Muskusschildpadden, Mud And Musk Turtles, Mud Turtles, Mud and Musk Turtles, Musk Turtles
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Testudines |
| Family | Kinosternidae |
| Published in | Agassiz, Louis, 1857: null. Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America, vol. 1. li + 452. |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 8 |
| Species records held | 49 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 106 |
| GBIF key | 5466 |
Genera in Kinosternidae
- Kinosternon — 29 species: Kinosternon acutum, Kinosternon alamosae, Kinosternon angustipons, Kinosternon arizonense, Kinosternon baurii, Kinosternon chimalhuaca, Kinosternon cora, Kinosternon creaseri
- Sternotherus — 9 species: Sternotherus bonevalleyensis, Sternotherus bottegi, Sternotherus carinatus, Sternotherus depressus, Sternotherus intermedius, Sternotherus minor, Sternotherus odoratus, Sternotherus palaeodorus
- Xenochelys — 4 species: Xenochelys bridgerensis, Xenochelys floridensis, Xenochelys formosa, Xenochelys lostcabinensis
- Staurotypus — 3 species: Staurotypus moschus, Staurotypus salvinii, Staurotypus triporcatus
- Baltemys — 1 species: Baltemys staurogastros
- Claudius — 1 species: Claudius angustatus
- Leiochelys — 1 species: Leiochelys tokaryki
- Yelmochelys — 1 species: Yelmochelys rosarioae
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.