Turtle Species

Narrow-bridged Mud Turtle

Kinosternon angustipons

  • Scientific nameKinosternon angustipons
  • Japanese nameキンタロドロガメ
  • FamilyMud & musk turtles (Kinosternidae)
  • Longest recorded lifespan40 years
  • Conservation status (IUCN)VU — Vulnerable
  • iNaturalist observations15

About this species

The Central American mud turtle, also known as the narrow-bridged mud turtle, is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family endemic to Central America. It can be found in the following countries: Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. In terms of reproduction, the female Central American mud Turtle can lay up to 4 eggs at time of reproduction, and multiple times a year.

Source: Wikipedia「Central American mud turtle」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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