Kinopectoral Turtle
The genus Kinopectoral Turtle is a very grand "structure", The appearance is similar, and it is often difficult to tell them apart. Under wild conditions, turtles of the genus Kinopectoral Turtle may hybridize. To further reduce the difficulty of identification, the following is an introduction to the rarer parts of Kinopectoral Turtle. turtles seen, and what's the difference?
There are four recognized species of turtles. The Ridgeback Musk Turtle (also known as the Razor Mud Turtle, Rooftop Turtle, etc.) looks the same on the outside. This turtle has a carapace with a very steep slope. When viewed from the front, the turtle's body is triangular. Unlike other species in Sternotherus and Kinosternon, its breastplate only has ten pieces. The flat-backed musk turtle is also a very suitable name because its carapace is particularly flat and broad. In the past it was considered to be a subspecies of S. minor. The authoritative musk turtle, the shape of its carapace is somewhere between S.depressus and S.carinatus. Like other species, species under S. minor also have a weak hinge joint between the pectoral and ventral shields on the chest. S. minorpeltifer has distinctive stripes on its neck, which are different from those of the dominant musk turtle. The most well-known musk turtle, S.odoratus, is the common musk turtle. It has a small plastron and two distinctive stripes on both sides of its face, from behind the beak to next to the eyes.
Five species of kinothorax were created in the United States. K. baurii (the stone turtle below, or the striped turtle) is probably the easiest to identify. This turtle is small even among mud turtles, and has three vertical light stripes on its carapace. Like all mud turtles, it has two healthy hinge joints on its plastron. Overlapping with the stone mud turtle in terms of geographical distribution is the helmeted mud turtle (translated as the main body turtle), whose name is K. subrubrum. This turtle is also small, but does not have the stripes on its carapace. It is quite lacking in characteristics, but occasionally has some markings on some individuals, often yellow freckles or dark stripes on the head, which are more common in K.s. hippocrepis. This subspecies is occasionally intermingled with K. baurii, which is very similar except for the stripes on its back. Further west, you will encounter the yellow mud turtle, with its backThe nails are dull olive or brown, while the skin is yellow with gray edges. The remaining two species have just joined the United States: K. hirtipes and K. sonoriense. The Sannova mud turtle (Sorora mud turtle) is a plain, slightly elongated body with an olive to brown carapace and gray skin decorated with black markings. There is only one subspecies of the Mexican mud turtle found in the United States, in Texas. This kind of mud turtle has three ridges on its carapace, its skin is black, and its head has beautiful net-like markings.
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