Scorpion mud turtle

Scorpion mud turtle

Kinosternon scorpioides cruentatum
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Trionychoidea
Family:	Kinosternidae
Genus:	Kinosternon Spix, 1824
Species:	K. scorpioides
Binomial name
*Kinosternon scorpioides* (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms^[1]
Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides Testudo scorpioides Linnaeus, 1766 Testudo tricarinata Retzius, 1792 Testudo retzii Daudin, 1801 Emys retzii Schweigger, 1812 Emys scorpioidea Schweigger, 1812 (ex errore) Emys scorpioides Oken, 1816 Chersine scorpioides Merrem, 1820 Terrapene tricarinata Merrem, 1820 Kinosternon brevicaudatum Spix, 1824 Kinosternon longicaudatum Spix, 1824 Kinosternon shavianum Bell, 1825 Terrapene retzii Fitzinger, 1826 Terrapene scorpioidea Fitzinger, 1826 Cinosternon brevicaudatum Wagler, 1830 Cinosternon longicaudatum Wagler, 1830 Cinosternon scorpioidea Wagler, 1830 Cinosternon shavianum Wagler, 1830 Clemmys tricarinata Wagler, 1830 Emys (Kinosternon) scorpoides Gray, 1831 (ex errore) Kinosternon scorpioides Gray, 1831 Monoclida retziana Rafinesque, 1832 Uronyx scorpioides Rafinesque, 1832 Cinosternon scorpioidei Wagler, 1833 (ex errore) Cinosternon scorpioideum Wagler, 1833 (ex errore) Terrapene scorpioides Schinz, 1833 Cinosternon scorpioides Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Kinosternon shawianum Duméril & Bibron, 1835 (ex errore) Clemmys (Cinosternon) scorpioidea Fitzinger, 1835 Kinosternon scorpoides Gray, 1844 Kinosternon (Swanka) scorpiodes Gray, 1844 (ex errore) Kinosternum brevicaudatum LeConte, 1854 Kinosternum longicaudatum LeConte, 1854 Kinosternum scorpioides LeConte, 1854 Cinosternum brevicaudatum Agassiz, 1857 Cinosternum longicaudatum Agassiz, 1857 Cinosternum scorpioides Agassiz, 1857 Cinosternum shavianum Agassiz, 1857 Thyrosternum longecaudatum LeConte, 1859 (ex errore) Thyrosternum scorpioides LeConte, 1859 Swanka scorpoides Gray, 1869 Swanka longicaudata Gray, 1870 Swanka scorpioides Gray, 1872 Cinosternon shawianum Bocourt, 1876 Ciniosternon shawianum Sumichrast, 1880 Cinosternum shawianum Sumichrast, 1882 Thyrosternum shavianum Garman, 1884 Cinosternum shawanianum Velasco, 1892 (ex errore) Cinosternum scorpioides scorpioides Siebenrock, 1907 Kinosternon scorpioides pachyurum Müller & Hellmich, 1936 Kinosternon scorpioides seriei Freiberg, 1936 Kinosternon panamensis Schmidt, 1946 Kinosternon scorpioides panamense Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 (ex errore) Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Kinosternon scorpioides pachyrum Wermuth & Mertens, 1977 (ex errore) Kinosternon scorpioides serei Iverson, 1986 (ex errore) Kinosternon scorpioides serieli Gosławski & Hryniewicz, 1993 (ex errore) Kinosternon scorpioides carajanensis Rogner, 1996 (ex errore) Kinosternon scorpioides abaxillare Kinosternon abaxillare Baur, 1925 Kinosternon scorpioides abaxillare Berry, 1979 Kinosternon cruentatum abaxillare Artner, 2003 Kinosternon scorpioides carajasense Joseph-Ouni, 2004 (ex errore) Kinosternon scorpioides albogulare Cinosternon albogulare Duméril & Bocourt, 1870 Cinosternum albogulare Cope, 1875 Kinosternon cruentatum albogulare Wettstein, 1934 Kinosternon scorpioides albogulare Dunn & Saxe, 1950 Kinosternon scorpioides cruentatum Cinosternon cruentatum Duméril & Bibron, 1851 Kinosternum cruentatum LeConte, 1854 Kinosternum mexicanum LeConte, 1854 Kinosternon cruentatum Gray, 1856 Cinosternum cruentatum Agassiz, 1857 Cinosternum mexicanum Agassiz, 1857 Kinosternum triliratum LeConte, 1860 Cinosternon mexicanum Strauch, 1862 Cinosternon triliratum Strauch, 1862 Kinosternon mexicanum Müller, 1865 Swanka cruentata Gray, 1870 Swanka mexicana Gray, 1870 Swanka trilirata Gray, 1870 Thyrosternum cruentatum Garman, 1884 Cinosternum triliratum Günther, 1885 Kinosternon cruentatum cruentatum Schmidt, 1941 Kinosternon cruentatum consors Stejneger, 1941 Kinosternon crenulatum Pearse, 1945 (ex errore) Kinosternon scorpioides cruentatum Berry, 1979 Kinosternon cruentatum consor Obst, 1996 (ex errore)

The Scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family. It is found in Mexico, Central America and South America.

Subspecies

Scorpion mud turtle (subspecies) - Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides (Linnaeus, 1766)
Central Chiapas mud turtle - Kinosternon scorpioides abaxillare (Baur, 1925)
White-throated mud turtle - Kinosternon scorpioides albogulare (Duméril and Bibron, 1870)
Red-cheeked mud turtle - Kinosternon scorpioides cruentatum (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1851)

References

↑ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 255–258. ISSN 18640-5755. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

Linnaeus, 1766 : Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio duodecima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, Holmiae, p. 1-532.

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Turtle family Kinosternidae

Genus	Species of the subfamily Kinosterninae

Kinosternon	Alamos mud turtle Arizona mud turtle Central American mud turtle Creaser's mud turtle Dunn's mud turtle Durango mud turtle Eastern mud turtle Herrara's mud turtle Jalisco mud turtle Mexican mud turtle Oaxaca mud turtle Rough-footed mud turtle Scorpion mud turtle Sonora mud turtle Striped mud turtle Tabasco mud turtle White-lipped mud turtle Yellow mud turtle

Sternotherus	Common musk turtle Flattened musk turtle Loggerhead musk turtle Razor-backed musk turtle

Genus	Species of the subfamily Staurotypinae

Claudius	Narrow-bridged musk turtle

Staurotypus	Giant musk turtle Mexican musk turtle

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status.

Extant turtle taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Anapsida
Order: Chelonii or Testudines

Suborder

Superfamily

Family

Subfamily	Genus

Cryptodira

Chelydridae

	Chelydra Macrochelys

Chelonioidea

Cheloniidae

Carettinae	Caretta Lepidochelys

Cheloniinae	Chelonia Eretmochelys Natator

Dermochelyidae

	Dermochelys

Kinosternoidea

Dermatemydidae

	Dermatemys

Kinosternidae

Kinosterninae	Kinosternon Sternotherus

Staurotypinae	Claudius Staurotypus

Testudinoidea

Emydidae

Deirochelyinae	Chrysemys Deirochelys Graptemys Malaclemys Pseudemys Trachemys

Emydinae	Clemmys Emys Glyptemys Terrapene

Geoemydidae

Geoemydinae	Batagur Cuora Cyclemys Geoclemys Geoemyda Hardella Heosemys Leucocephalon Malayemys Mauremys Melanochelys Morenia Notochelys Orlitia Pangshura Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys

Rhinoclemmydinae	Rhinoclemmys

Platysternidae

	Platysternon

Testudinidae

	Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis Geochelone Gopherus Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria Psammobates Pyxis Stigmochelys Testudo

Trionychia

Carettochelyidae

	Carettochelys

Trionychidae

Cyclanorbinae	Cyclanorbis Cycloderma Lissemys

Trionychinae	Amyda Apalone Chitra Dogania Nilssonia Palea Pelochelys Pelodiscus Rafetus Trionyx

Pleurodira

Chelidae

Chelinae	Acanthochelys Chelus Mesoclemmys Phrynops Platemys Rhinemys

Chelodininae	Chelodina Elseya Elusor Emydura Flaviemys Myuchelys Pseudemydura Rheodytes

Hydromedusinae	Hydromedusa

Pelomedusidae

	Pelomedusa Pelusios

Podocnemididae

	Erymnochelys Peltocephalus Podocnemis

Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2012 update: annotated checklist. Extinct turtles not included.

Portal Book See also List of Testudines families