Kinosternon

They are found in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The greatest species richness is in Mexico, and only three species (K. dunni, K. leucostomum, and K. scorpioides) are found in South America. and Kinosternon'' ==Description==

They are very similar to the musk turtles, but generally smaller in size, and their carapaces are not as highly domed. ==Diet==

All mud turtles are carnivorous, consuming various aquatic invertebrates (especially molluscs and worms), fish, and even carrion. ==Behavior==

Mud turtles live in the ground layer on the bed of bodies of slowly-flowing or still water. By burrowing deeply into mud, mud turtles are protected from danger. They occasionally like to bask in the sun. - K. acutum - K. creaseri - K. leucostomum ==Species==

Extant • Central Chiapas mud turtle - K. abaxillare (Baur, 1925) • Tabasco mud turtle - K. acutum Gray, 1831 • Creaser's mud turtle - K. creaseri Hartweg, 1934 • Oaxaca mud turtle - K. oaxacae Berry & Iverson, 1980 • Arizona mud turtle - K. stejnegeri Gilmore, 1923'' • Eastern mud turtle - K. subrubrum (Bonnaterre, 1789) Extinct • †Kinosternon arizonense Gilmore, 1923 (known from Plio-Pleistocene fossil remains, formerly considered conspecific with K. stejnegeri)'''' • †Kinosternon notolophus Bourque, 2016 • †Kinosternon pannekollops Bourque, 2016 • †Kinosternon pojoaque • †Kinosternon rincon Bourque, 2016 • †Kinosternon skullridgescens • †Kinosternon wakeeniense Bourque, 2016 ==References==