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Kinosternidae
Sign in to saveThe 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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Kinosternidae is referenced by 618 other articles, and connects out to Testudines, Sternotherus odoratus and Narrow-bridged musk turtle.
It sits within the topics Kinosternidae, Reptiles of North America and Taxa named by Louis Agassiz.
Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTestudines
- OrderTestudines
- FamilyKinosternidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,342
- With media
- 15
- Family
- Kinosternidae
- Collections
- USNM, UCMP
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Kinosternoidea
- Image
- Sternotherus odoratus.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kinosternidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Kinosternidae
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- topic's main category
- Category:Kinosternidae
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Diet
- Reproduction
- Taxonomy
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- References
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.
== Description == Most kinosternids are small turtles, in |carapace length. The highly domed carapace has a distinct keel down its center. The genus Staurotypus gets much larger, to . Females are generally larger than males, but males have much longer tails. Kinosternids can be black, brown, green, or yellowish in color. Most species do not have shell markings, but some species have radiating black markings on each carapace scute. Some species have distinctive yellow striping along the sides of the head and neck.
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