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order..........TESTUDINES (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
family...........Kinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
subfamily.......Staurotypinae (Tropical Musk Turtles)
genus...............Staurotypus (Giant Musk Turtles)
species
species list
S. salvinii (Pacific Coast Giant Musk Turtle)
S. triporcatus (Mexican Giant Musk Turtle)
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- 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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