Striped mud turtle

Striped mud turtle

Kinosternon baurii
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Kinosternidae
Genus:	Kinosternon
Species:	K. baurii
Binomial name
Kinosternon baurii^[1] (Garman, 1891)^[1]
Synonyms^[2]
Cinosternum baurii Garman, 1891 Kinosternon baurii Lönnberg, 1894 Kinosternon bauri palmarum Stejneger, 1925 Kinosternon bauri bauri Mertens, Müller & Rust, 1934 Kinosternon baurii baurii Stejneger & Barbour, 1939 Kinosternon baurii palmarum Stejneger & Barbour, 1939

The striped mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii) is a species of turtle endemic to the United States.

Etymology

The specific name, baurii, is in honor of herpetologist Georg Baur.^[3]

Geographic range

Striped mud turtles are found in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.^[1]

Description

They have three light-colored stripes along the length of the smooth carapace. They can grow to 8–12 cm (3-4¾ inches) carapace length.

Habitat and behavior

Kinosternon baurii is a common species found in freshwater habitats. They wander about on land more than any other mud turtle and can sometimes be observed foraging for food in cow dung.

Diet

Striped mud turtles are omnivorous. They eat insects, snails, fish, carrion, algae, and plants.

Captivity

As pets they are easy to care for, readily eating commercial turtle foods, feeder fish, worms, or if all else fails, turkey cold cuts. They tend to have ornery yet strangely endearing personalities and enjoy sunning themselves more than other mud turtles.

Reproduction

They nest from September to June. The eggs, which are slightly over 2,5 cm (1 in) long, hatch 13 to 19 weeks later. The hatchlings are about the size of the end of a typical man's thumb and, unlike the adult turtles, have keeled carapaces.

References

1 2 3 4 Rhodin 2010, p. 000.96
↑ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 251. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Reptile Database
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians, Alfred A. Knopf, (c)2000 Chanticleer Press, Inc., page 438-9.

Bibliography

Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the world, 2010 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-15.

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 Herrera'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

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