Species in the family Kinosternidae are included in the CITES appendix for the first time. Species in this family are what we usually call egg turtles.

We will introduce it in order according to the 4 genera:

1. Musk turtle Staurotypus

Big musk turtle Staurotypus triporcatus

Pacific giant musk Turtle Staurotypus salvinii

Three-sided musk turtle (large musk turtle, ink egg)

Latin name: Staurotypus triporcatus

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II

The three-sided musk turtle, also known as the three-stringed giant eagle-billed mud turtle, the Mexican giant egg turtle, or the ink egg for short, is mainly distributed in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize in North America. Waiting places. The Modan is the largest egg turtle, reaching an adult size of about 40cm. It has a larger head, with yellow and white irregular worm-like markings, and a hook-shaped lower beak. There are 2 tentacles on the chin. The carapace has three obvious vertebrae throughout its life. The larvae have fine patterns. As they grow, the patterns will gradually spread out, showing a beautiful radial shape. The plastron is small and light yellow.

Saurotypus salvinii (Pacific giant musk turtle, Salvini)

Latin name: Staurotypus salvinii

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendices: Appendix II

Saudi’s musk turtle is also known as Sa’s musk turtle, Pacific giant musk turtle, Chiapas giant musk turtle, and Salvin’s Dome. It is mainly distributed in Central America. , Chiapas in southern Mexico, and south to Guatemala, El Salvador, and Belize City. It is the second largest egg turtle, with most adults around 25 cm, and some individuals may be close to 30 cm.

Some of its artificial individuals have amazing head patterns due to their growth environment.

As for head tattoos, most people think that black is the pattern and yellow is the background color. Some people think that black is the background color and yellow is the pattern. Player circles often decide based on the amount of black and yellow. Use reverse patterns and labyrinth patterns to describe Salvin. This species is often used to cross with Mexican egg turtles in the hope of producing outstanding individuals.

For novices, it is difficult to distinguish between Mexican egg turtles and Salvin egg turtles, especially since there are still quite a few hybrid individuals on the market.

The distinction can be based on the following points, but it is not absolute: the red nose of most Salvin's egg turtles is relatively obvious; Mexican egg turtles have mouth patterns, and very few individuals of Salvin's egg turtles also have mouth patterns. Male individuals predominate; the carapace of most Salvin's egg turtles does not have firework patterns and radial patterns; generally speaking, the hinge part under the plastron of Salvin's egg tortoises is slightly longer than that of black eggs; the body shape of black eggs is larger than that of Salvin's eggs The eggs are large; most ink eggs have stripes on their plastron.

2. Box turtle genus Claudius

○Narrow-bridged musk turtle Claudius angustatus

Narrow-bridged box turtle (narrow-bridged musk turtle)

Latin name: Claudius angustatus

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II

The narrow-bridged box turtle is distributed in central Veracruz , northern Oaxaca and southward through northern Guatemala to Belize City, but does not include the Yucatan Peninsula. This species is a relatively special freshwater turtle. Its plastron is extremely small and is in the shape of a "cross". It has only 8 scutes (most turtles usually have 11). It has degenerated to the point where there is no carapace bridge structure at all. Only ligaments and cartilage tissue are preserved.

3. Small Musk Turtle Sternotherus

○Sword-backed Musk Turtle (S. carinatus)

○Flat-backed Musk Turtle (S.depressus)

○Giant Musk Turtle (S. minor)

○Common Musk Turtle (S. odoratus

Note: There are 6 species in the genus Minor Musk Turtle, why are they only listed? 4, is it a whole genus? The reason is here:

Six species: Sword-backed musk turtle (S. carinatus), flat-backed musk turtle (S. depressus), intermediate musk turtle (S. intermedius), giant musk turtle (S. minor), Mississippi musk turtle (S. odoratus) and tiger musk turtle (S. peltifera)

Fritz and Hava (2007), which is currently recognized. The Standard Reference for Turtles does not recognize the intermediate musk turtle as a valid species, and the tiger musk turtle (S. minor peltifer) is identified as a subspecies of the giant musk turtle

The intermediate musk turtle S. intermedius, this species was described in 2017. The Latin word intermedius means "between". The intermediate musk turtle is a transitional species between the giant musk turtle and the tiger musk turtle, at the back In the chapter, we will introduce it as an accessory species to the giant.

Sword-backed musk turtle

Latin name: Sternotherus carinatus

Domestic approval level: To be approved

CITES Appendix: Appendix II

The knife-backed musk turtle is also known as the leatherback mud turtle, roof turtle, and razor musk turtle. It is native to the United States (Texas, Russia Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama), it is the largest species of the musk turtle. Its species epithet "carinatus" means "keel-like ridge", which is very large. Image, the razor's back is particularly high and easy to identify

Flat-backed musk turtle

Latin name: Sternotherus depressus

Domestic approval level: pending< /p>

CITES Appendix: Appendix II

The flatback musk turtle is native to the Black Warrior River in Alabama, USA (south of Birmingham, with a temperate marine climate). It is a small turtle species. The adult carapace is 7.5 cm-10 cm long, with the maximum recorded carapace length being 11.4 cm. As the common name states, its carapace is flatter than other species of the genus Mississippiensis. Turtle

Latin name: Sternotherus odoratus

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II

The Mississippi Musk Turtle is another Common musk turtles and musk turtles are widely distributed in eastern North America. They can be seen as far north as Ontario in southern Canada and as far south as Florida in the United States.

Currently, there are no subspecies of musk turtles in taxonomy, but if you are in the turtle circle, you must have heard of the mini musk turtle or the Florida musk turtle. This species is naturally distributed in the southernmost part. Its size and origin can be seen from its name. This kind of musk turtle produced in Florida is usually smaller than similar species in other areas and its body color is slightly darker.

Giant Musk Turtle

Latin name: Sternotherus minor

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II

The adult giant musk turtle has a relatively large head and is mostly pink or light gray in color with black spots.

It is generally believed that there are three species under this species, namely the named subspecies Sternotherus minor minor (old version of giant), the strip-necked subspecies Sternotherus minor peltifer (tiger pattern) and the intermediary musk turtle which has not been fully recognized as valid. Sternotherus intermedius (New Edition Titan, Alabama Titan).

Sternotherus minor minor named subspecies

The giant musk turtle is distributed in the southeastern United States, from the southwestern tip of Virginia and eastern Tennessee, central Georgia south to central Florida, and west to the Pearl Lake Basin of south-central Mississippi.

Characteristics of this species: 2 tentacles on the chin, dense dots on the head pattern, brownish-brown carapace, fine radial lines, and obvious three edges in the larvae.

Sternotherus minor peltifer strip-necked subspecies

Tiger musk turtles are found in the United States from Alabama in eastern Tennessee to Pearl Lake in south-central Mississippi.

Characteristics of this species: There are 2 tentacles on the chin, there are yellowish, coffee and black intertwined stripes on both sides of the head and throat, and there is an obvious vertebrae in the middle of the carapace of the larvae, as shown in the literature. , which enables breathing in water through the organs in the mouth, nose and throat.

ternotherus intermedius Alabama giant

Alabama giant is found in the greater Choctawhatchee River and Escambia River basins ), some people believe that it is a natural hybrid population of giant and tiger stripes.

Characteristics of this species: There are 2 tentacles on the chin, the head lines are sparse and there are few dots, the three edges of the carapace are not obvious, the radial lines are thick and the color is bright yellow.

4. Kinosternon

○K. vogti (K. vogti)

○K. cora

○Chiapas turtle (K. abaxillare)

○Narrow bridge turtle (K. angustipons)

○Chocco turtle (K. dunni)

○K. acutum (K. acutum)

○Harley's turtle (K. herrerai)

○Sono turtle Breast turtle (K. sonoriense)

○ Striped turtle (K. baurii)

○ Harris turtle (K. chimalhuaca)

○Yucatan turtle (K. creaseri)

○Yellow turtle (K. flavescens)

○Hairy-footed turtle (K. hirtipes)

○Mexican K. integrum (K. integrum)

○Oriental K. subrubrum (K. subrubrum)

○Alamos K. alamosae )

○Durango turtle (K. durangoense)

○Oaxaca turtle (K. oaxacae)

○Scorpion turtle (K. scorpioides)

○White-lipped turtle (K. leucostomum)

○Florida turtle (K. Steindachneri)

○Arizona turtle K. stejnegeri

Kinosternon cora

Latin name: Kinosternon cora

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendices: Appendix I

The Cora breasted turtle, also known as the Cora mud turtle, is distributed in the Pacific coastal plains of Sinaloa and Nayarit in northwestern Mexico. The Latin species name is "cora" ;, originated from the Cora tribe, an indigenous ethnic group in Nayarit state, Mexico. It is a very small egg turtle species, and is called a dwarf species abroad. Generally, the adult carapace size does not exceed 10 cm.

Kinosternon vogti

Latin name: Kinosternon vogti

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix I

The Vogt's turtle, also known as Hualata mud turtle and Hualata mud turtle, is native to the state of Jalisco, Mexico and is generally found near the city of Jalisco. In the small streams and ponds of the town of Puerto Vallarta, there is one of Mexico’s endemic egg turtles. The Vallarta mud turtle is a small species. The adult carapace is generally about 10 centimeters. It is characterized by a yellow patch on the male nose. The other appearance is similar to a helmet, so it is also called the Vallarta little helmet.

Chiapas kinothorax

Latin name: Kinosternon abaxillare

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II

This species was originally a scorpion animal A subspecies of the breasted turtle, now elevated to an independent species, characterized by a plastron without axillary armor. It is only known that it was found in the valley of central Chiapas, Mexico, with an average altitude of 600 meters, a mild climate, and an annual precipitation of 2,000 mm. above.

Narrow-bridged Kinosternon angustipons

Latin name: Kinosternon angustipons

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II

The narrow-bridge mud turtle, also known as the Sino-American turtle, was found in Costa Rica. The Latin name angustipons is composed of "angustus" and "pons", which literally means an egg turtle with a smaller bridge armor.

Special reminder: The narrow-bridged box turtle and the narrow-bridged box turtle introduced earlier are not the same species, so do not confuse them.

Chocotinophysalis

Latin name: Kinosternon dunni

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II

The Choco chest turtle, also known as the Colombian kinopectoral turtle and Deng's kinopectoral turtle, is named after it is produced in Chocó Province, Colombia, South America. It is characterized by a large nose. The plastron is light yellow, pure and spotless, and there are eight tentacles on the chin.

Kinosternon acutum

Latin name: Kinosternon acutum

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II< /p>

The spotted turtle is found in the Caribbean lowlands of Mexico, from central Veracruz southeast to northern Guatemala and Belize City (the capital of Honduras). This is a medium-sized mud turtle with a carapace that is usually brown or black. The limbs range from gray to yellow or reddish, and the head is often accompanied by yellow and red stripes.

Harley-breasted turtle

Latin name: Kinosternon herrerai

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II< /p>

The Harley-bred turtle is native to southern Mexico, from Tamaulipas, central Veracruz, and the Caribbean basin, westward into San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, Puebla, and Probably east of Queretaro. The carapace is olive to brown. The larvae have a slightly raised keel, which gradually becomes less obvious as adults. The head is very large, with black spots or insect-like markings distributed on it. The front end of the upper jaw is hook-shaped, and the mouth is light yellow. The throat is yellowish brown, and most individuals have black vertical lines on their chins.

Kinosternon sonoriense

Latin name: Kinosternon sonoriense

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II

The Sonora breasted turtle's habitat is located on the northern border of the United States and Mexico. They can be found from New Mexico and Arizona in the United States to Sonora and Chihuahua in Mexico. At the same time, they can also adapt to any altitude from sea level to 2,042 meters. The carapace is generally brown or brown, with markings on the head and neck, and nipple-like protrusions on the throat.

There are 2 subspecies of this species, Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense Sonora mud turtle (desert mud turtle) and Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale Sonoita mud turtle.

Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense Sonora Mud Turtle (Desert Mud Turtle)

Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale Sonoita Mud Turtle

The main differences between the two subspecies On the plastron, it depends on the length of the laryngeal carapace and the length of the sutures from the femoral carapace to the femoral carapace. The laryngeal carapace and femoral carapace are longer in Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense Sonora mud turtle ( Desert Mud Turtle) The sutures of the throat carapace and femoral carapace are relatively short.

Striped Kinosternon baurii

Latin name: Kinosternon baurii

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II< /p>

The striped turtle, also known as the fruit core turtle, fruit core mud turtle, three-line egg turtle, and three-line animal turtle, is distributed in southeastern Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, and southern Georgia in the United States. , eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia.

Although there are no subspecies of stone mud turtles academically, players and friends still classify stone mud turtles into southern species and northern species based on their origin range and appearance characteristics.

Characteristics of the southern fruit core:

It has a more fierce personality and special head patterns. Some individuals have black and yellow lines like tiger stripes. The back shell is relatively transparent and can even be vaguely seen. The ribs appear yellow.

Characteristics of northern fruit cores:

They are timid and will shrink their heads when picked up. Most of their heads are black with yellow spots, and they have a black carapace with three light lines. .

Harris's chest turtle

Latin name: Kinosternon chimalhuaca

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix Ⅱ

The Jalisco turtle, also known as the Jalisco turtle, the Halisli turtle, and the Colima turtle, is distributed in the Pacific coast of southern Mexico. Sco and Colima, east to Cihuatlan. There are three weak keels on the carapace. The color of the carapace is variable, from brown to tan, olive, and yellow. The carapace of some individuals is translucent.

Yucatan Kinosternon creaseri

Latin name: Kinosternon creaseri

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix Ⅱ

The Yucatan turtle is distributed in the swamps in the central and eastern areas of the Yucatan Peninsula. It is omnivorous and will retain orange spotted patterns on its adult face. It is a medium-sized mud turtle and one of the unique turtle species in Mexico. It has a unique eagle-like structure on its upper jaw and can completely close its shell.

Kinosternon flavescens

Latin name: Kinosternon flavescens

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II

The Yellow Mud Turtle, also known as the Yellow Mud Turtle, is native to Nebraska southward to Texas, New Mexico, southeastern Arizona, Mexico and Verac. Ruth and other places.

Hair-footed Kinosternon hirtipes

Latin name: Kinosternon hirtipes

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II

The hairy-footed turtle is named after its rough forelimbs. It is distributed in the United States and Mexico. There are 6 subspecies, one of which is extinct. There are only 5 species left, and the number of its subspecies The distinction mainly depends on the proportion of plastron lamellae.

1.Kinosternon hirtipes hirtipes named subspecies

Also known as the Mexico Valley subspecies and the Mexico City hairy foot, it is distributed near the Mexico Basin in Mexico City in the eastern part of the state of Mexico. The maximum nail length is 14cm. The beak is triangular, rhombus-shaped or bell-shaped, and the head is mottled with bright patterns. Starting from the tip of the nose, there are dark stripes on the left and right extending to behind the eyes, and there are 4 tentacles on the chin.

2. Kinosternon hirtipes chapalaense Chapala subspecies

Distributed in eastern Jalisco and the Chapala Basin of Michoacán. The maximum nail length is 15.2cm, the snout is crescent-shaped, "U" or "V" shaped, the pattern on the top of the head is mesh-like, with slight black spots, there are 2-6 tentacles on the chin, and there are a few black spots on the back.

3.Kinosternon hirtipes magdalense San Juanique subspecies

Also known as Magdalena subspecies, it is distributed in Magdalena in the northwest of Michoacan Province, Mexico river valley. The maximum nail length is 9.4cm, making it the smallest subspecies of the hairy-footed mud turtle. The head pattern is unclear in the shape of a mesh or dot, the beak is "V" shaped, and there are 4 tentacles on the chin.

4.Kinosternon hirtipes murrayi Mexican plateau subspecies

Distributed in southwest Texas, United States, Guanajuato, Queretaro, Coahuila, Mexico States, Zacatecas, eastern Chihuahua, Durango, northeastern Jalisco, northeastern Michoacán and northern Mexico, with a maximum nail length of 18.2cm, is the largest subspecies of the hairy-footed mud turtle, with a head The pattern is changeable and consists of mesh or spots. The beak is "V" shaped and there are 4 tentacles on the chin.

5. Kinosternon hirtipes tarascense subspecies Pazcuero

Original from the Pazcuero Basin in southern Michoacán, Mexico. The maximum nail length is 13.6cm, the beak is "V" shaped, there are 4 tentacles on the chin, and there are unclear spots or mottled patterns on the head.

6. Kinosternon hirtipes megacephalum giant subspecies

Original from Coahuila Province in southwestern Mexico, the maximum nail length is 11.7cm, the snout scales are V-shaped, and there are 6 to 8 tentacles. Extinct.

Mexican Kinosternon integrum

Latin name: Kinosternon integrum

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II< /p>

Mexican turtles, commonly known as tiger mud turtles, are distributed in the Mexican plateau and Pacific coast, from Sonora and southern Tamaulipas in the west to Oaxaca, Mexico.

Oriental Kinosternon subrubrum

Latin name: Kinosternon subrubrum

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II< /p>

This species originally had three subspecies, namely the named subspecies Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum, the Mississippi subspecies (helmet mud turtle) Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis, and the Florida subspecies (Buddha mud turtle) Kinosternon subrubrum steindachneri.

Currently, the Buddha mud has become an independent Florida Kinosternon turtle, with the Latin name Kinosternon Steindachneri.

1.Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum Oriental Kinosternon Turtle (Oriental Mud Turtle)

The head has spots or fine pockmarks, distributed in southern Illinois and Indiana, southward to southern Alabama, northern Florida, and east to New York.

2.Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis Mississippi Kinosternon (Helmet Mud Turtle)

There are two light-colored stripes on the side of the head, and the spots on the head are sparse. They are distributed in Missouri. Southeast, Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma, eastern Texas, Louisiana, western and southern Mississippi, southern Alabama, and westernmost Florida.

Kinosternon alamosae

Latin name: Kinosternon alamosae

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix Ⅱ

The Alamos Mud Turtle is mainly distributed in northern Sinaloa, southern Sonora, Mexico. Their habitat is in the desert or semi-desert 1,000 meters or less than 1,000 meters below the Sierra Ramos Mountains. In desert areas, there are ponds or ditches with bushes nearby.

Kinosternon durangoense

Latin name: Kinosternon durangoense

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II< /p>

The Durango Kintorothorax is distributed in southern Chihuahua, western Coahuila and eastern Durango, Mexico. The carapace can reach 16.5 cm.

This species was once a subspecies of the turtle, known as Kinosternon flavescens durangoense (Iverson, 1979a), and also as Kinosternon flavescens spooneri (Smith, 1951), and eventually became independent as Kinosternon durangoense.

Oaxaca Kinosternon Turtle

Latin name: Kinosternon oaxacae

Domestic Approval Level: Pending Approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix Ⅱ

The Oaxaca turtle is an endemic turtle species in Mexico. They are only distributed in the Corotepe and Tomaja river basins in southern Oaxaca, and may also be found in southeastern Guerrero. They are distributed in basins with an altitude of 100-800 meters, and their body length can reach 17.5 cm.

The carapace is slender, brown or dark brown to black, with a ring around the carapace or light yellow, a slightly tall back, and three protruding keels in the middle. The plastron is yellow or brown, the color of the head and neck is brown or gray, there are tan spots on the top of the head, the beak is light yellow with black irregular stripes, and there are 3-4 pairs of tentacles on the chin.

Kinosternon scorpioides

Latin name: Kinosternon scorpioides

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II

The scorpion-shaped turtle is named after the horny structure on the tip of its tail. There are currently three subspecies, namely the named subspecies Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides, the diphtheritic subspecies Kinosternon scorpioides albogulare and the red-faced subspecies Kinosternon scorpioides cruentatum .

Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides subspecies (Scorpioides)

Distributed from southern Panama to eastern Brazil and south to northern Argentina. Compared with the other two subspecies, it has three ridges on its back. Obviously, this species is divided into two populations based on the region and external characteristics. The northern population with a yellow V on its head is generally called the Suriname mud turtle in the market.

The southern population, known as Jinyumantang, mainly represents Paraguay.

The main differences between the northern population and the southern population:

The northern population is smaller, has a narrower contact area between the breastplate and the midline, and has a longer suture in the hip armor.

The southern population is larger in size. The breastplate, midline and anterior ventral chain meet at one point, and the suture in the hipplate is shorter.

Kinosternon scorpioides albogulare subspecies diphtheria

Distributed from Honduras to Panama, it is easily confused with the red-faced mud turtle (the same subspecies scorpioides albogulare), and was regarded as Red noodles for sale.

There are two main differences between the two:

First, look at the stripes behind the eyes. White-throated mud turtle larvae usually have two thin black stripes, while red-faced mud turtle larvae usually have two thin black stripes. A thick red stripe, or no stripe. The second is to compare the plastron. The cartilage of Diphtheria intersects with the midline at one point, and the lower hinge is curved. The carapace of red face has a middle suture, and the lower hinge is in a straight line, which usually allows the shell to be completely closed.

Kinosternon scorpioides cruentatum red-faced subspecies

Distributed from Tamaulipas, Mexico southward to northeastern Nicaragua, such as Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica , Panama, northern Colombia, Ecuador, the red face of females is particularly obvious during estrus.

The market is divided into large red noodles and small red noodles. The most intuitive difference is the size of the adults. Many people think that large red noodles are hybrid species, while small red noodles are pure red noodles. .

White-lipped Kinosternon leucostomum

Latin name: Kinosternon leucostomum

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II

There are two subspecies under this species, namely the nominative subspecies (northern white-lipped mud turtle) Kinosternon leucostomum leucostomum and the southern subspecies Kinosternon leucostomum postinguinale. It was previously believed that the main difference was the axillary armor of the northern white-lipped mud turtle. The armpit armor of the southern white-lipped mud turtle is not connected to the rat groin armor.

However, some turtle friends believe that the above method is not reliable. The real distinction should be based on the equator.

Kinosternon leucostomum leucostomum nominated subspecies (northern white-lipped)

Distributed in the Atlantic tributaries of southern Mexico, from central Veracruz southward across the Yucatan Peninsula to the Ber Leeds City, Guatemala, and northern Nicaragua. The back of the northern white lip is relatively high, and the eye-catching thick stripes behind the eye sockets will become dim or disappear as adults. The shell color is mostly solid color during the seedling stage.

Kinosternon leucostomum postinguinale southern subspecies

Distributed on tributaries of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, from Nicaragua southward to Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. The back of the southern white lip is relatively low, most of them are flower shells in the seedling stage, and most of their head patterns are starry sky patterns.

Florida Kinosternon

Latin name: Kinosternon Steindachneri

Domestic approval level: Pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II< /p>

The Florida Kinochorhinus is distributed in northern Florida. It was originally a subspecies of the Oriental Kinochorhinus, and later became an independent species. It has no stripes or thin spots on its head.

Arizona Kinosternon arizonense

Latin name: Kinosternon arizonense

Domestic approval level: pending approval

CITES Appendix: Appendix II< /p>

The Arizona Kinebrained Turtle is distributed from southwestern Arizona in the United States southward to central Sonora, Mexico. The lower jaw is yellow, the head is olive green, and the carapace can reach 16.5 cm. Originally a Huangze subspecies, it is now an independent species, semi-aquatic (partially aquatic).