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Giant Musk Turtles
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Giant Musk Turtles

Staurotypus

Staurotypus is a genus of aquatic turtles, commonly known as giant musk turtles, Mexican musk turtles, or three-keeled musk turtles, in the family Kinosternidae. The genus contains two recognized species, which are endemic to Mexico and Central America. Both species are sold and bred as pets.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Mexican Giant Musk Turtle

speciesStaurotypus triporcatus

Chiapas Giant Musk Turtle

speciesStaurotypus salvinii

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 39709.