Giant musk turtle

Giant musk turtle
Staurotypus salvinii in an aquarium
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Kinosternidae
Genus: Staurotypus
Species:
S. salvinii
Binomial name
Staurotypus salvinii
Gray, 1864
Synonyms[2]
  • Staurotypus (Stauremys) salvinii
    Gray, 1864
  • Stauremys salvinii
    — Gray, 1870
  • Staurotypus marmoratus
    Fischer, 1872
  • Claudius severus
    Cope, 1872
  • Staurotypus (Claudius) severus
    — Bocourt, 1876
  • Staurotypus salvini [sic]
    Günther, 1885 (ex errore)
  • Staurotypus biporcatus
    Gadow, 1905 (nomen nudum)
  • Staurotypus salvanii [sic]
    Beltrán, 1953 (ex errore)

The giant musk turtle (Staurotypus salvinii) , also known commonly as the Chiapas giant musk turtle or the Mexican giant musk turtle , is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is found in Central America.

  1. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  2. ^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 260–261. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 29 May 2012.