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Basic information
Kinosternon leucostomum
White-lipped Mud Turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyAmerican Mud and Musk Turtles
GenusMud turtle
- Czech name
- Klapavka běloústá
- English name
- White-lipped Mud Turtle
- Alternative names
- Pochitoque, Weissmaul-Klappschildkröte
- Synonyms
- Cinosternon leucostomum, Cinosternum brevigulare, Cinosternum cobanum, Cinosternum leucostomum, Cinosternum postinguinale, Cinosternum spurrelli, Kinosternon mopanum, Swanka maculata
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Mud, Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body mass
- max 882 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 19.2 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Body temperature
- 22–27.8 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3R86F · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4