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Staurotypus (giant musk turtles)

Wikipedia Abstract

Staurotypus is a genus of aquatic turtles commonly known as Mexican musk turtles, giant musk turtles, or three-keeled musk turtles. The two recognized species are found in Mexico and Central America.
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Species

Staurotypus moschus
Staurotypus salvinii (Chiapas Giant Musk Turtle) (Attributes)
Staurotypus triporcatus (Mexican Giant Musk Turtle) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0