Kinosterninae
Subfamily of turtles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kinosterninae is a subfamily of the family Kinosternidae, a family of aquatic turtles. Kinosterninae contains the genera Kinosternon and Sternotherus, which are native to much of the United States and northern Mexico. There are 27 species from 4 genera in the two subfamilies Staurotypinae and Kinosterninae. [1]
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| Kinosterninae | |
|---|---|
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| Sternotherus odoratus stinkpot or common musk turtle | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Kinosternidae |
| Subfamily: | Kinosterninae Agassiz, 1857 |
| Genera | |
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