EMYSystem Genus Page: Staurotypus
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OrderOrder Testudines (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
FamilyFamily Kinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
SubfamilySubfamily Staurotypinae (Tropical Musk Turtles)
GenusGenus Staurotypus (Giant Musk Turtles)
Species
range of genus Staurotypus
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S. salvinii
S. triporcatus
 
Original Description Wagler 1830 : 137
Common name Giant Musk Turtles
Distribution Southern Mexico and northern Central America
Comments Reviewed by Iverson (1985b).
 
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