Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
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Genus
Staurotypus
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Giant Musk Turtles, Cross-breasted Turtles, Mexican Musk Turtles
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Kreuzbrust-Schildkröten
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Kæmpe-moskusskildpadder
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Staurotypus Wagler (type species: Terrapene triporcata Wiegmann 1828) |
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Stauremys Gray (type species: Staurotypus salvinii Gray 1864; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Contents:
2 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution:
S. Mexico, N. Central America.
Reported from:
Belize,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Chiapas,
Oaxaca,
Quintana Roo,
Tabasco,
Tamaulipas,
Veracruz).
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Staurotypus salvinii
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Pacific Giant Musk Turtle, Pacific Coast Giant Musk Turtle, Chiapan Giant Musk Turtle, Central American Musk Turtle
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Südliche Kreuzbrust-Schildkröte, (Salvin-Kreuzbrust-Schildkröte)
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Sydlig Kæmpe-moskusskildpadde
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Staurotypus (Stauremys) salvinii Gray |
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Stauremys salvinii Gray 1870 |
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Staurotypus marmoratus Fischer (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Staurotypus severus Cope (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Staurotypus severus Bocourt 1876 |
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Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Oaxaca).
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Staurotypus salvinii
© Rune Midtgaard
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Staurotypus triporcatus
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Caribbean Giant Musk Turtle, Northern Giant Musk Turtle, Mexican Giant Musk Turtle, Mexican Cross-breasted Turtle, Three-keeled Musk Turtle
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Grosse Kreuzbrust-Schildkröte
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Nordlig Kæmpe-moskusskildpadde, Trekølet Mellemamerikansk Slamskildpadde
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Terrapene triporcata Wiegmann |
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Staurotypus triporcatus Wagler 1830 |
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Emys triporcata Gray in Griffith 1831 |
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Kinosternon triporcatum Gray 1831 |
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Clemmys triporcata Fitzinger 1835 |
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Claudius pictus Cope (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Distribution:
Belize,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Chiapas,
Oaxaca,
Quintana Roo,
Tabasco,
Tamaulipas,
Veracruz).
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