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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.
Mud turtles live in the ground layer on the bed of bodies of slowly-flowing or still water. By burrowing deeply into mud, mud turtles are protected from danger. They occasionally like to bask in the sun.
The striped mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii) is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is native to the southeastern United States . Etymology
Striped mud turtle Kinosternon baurii; Southeastern mud turtle Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum; Stripe-necked musk turtle [broken anchor] Sternotherus minor peltifer; Eastern musk turtle Sternotherus odoratus; Family: Emydidae. Eastern painted turtle Chrysemys picta picta; Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata; Eastern chicken turtle Deirochelys ...
The eastern mud turtle is a small and often hard to identify species. It measures 3–4 in (7.6–10.2 cm) in carapace length. The carapace is keelless, lacks any pattern, and varies in color from yellowish to black.
Sternotherus is a genus of turtles in the family Kinosternidae including six species commonly known as musk turtles. The genus is endemic to North America, occurring in the eastern third of the US and southeast Ontario, Canada. Musk glands positioned near the bridge of the shell can produce foul smelling secretions when the turtles are ...
The Florida mud turtle (Kinosternon steindachneri) [1] is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the state of Florida in the United States . This species of turtle is extremely rare compared to others.