Kinosternidae
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The Kinosternidae are a family of mostly small turtles that includes the mud turtles and musk turtles. The family contains 25 species within four genera, but taxonomic reclassification is an ongoing process, so many sources vary on the exact numbers of species and subspecies. They inhabit slow-moving bodies of water, often with soft, muddy bottoms and abundant vegetation.
Kinosternidae
Red-cheeked mud turtle, Kinosternon scorpioides cruentatum
Mississippi mud turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis
Lake Chapala mud turtle, Kinosternon hirtipes chapalaense
Kinosternon
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Kinosternon is a genus of small aquatic turtles from the Americas known commonly as mud turtles.
Kinosternon
Tabasco mud turtle (Kinosternon acutum) 6 March 2018.
Arizona mud turtle (Kinosternon arizonense), 25 October 2018.
Creaser's mud turtle (Kinosternon creaseri), juvenile from Yucatán, México.