Kinosternidae

Kinosternidae
Common musk turtle, Sternotherus odoratus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Kinosternoidea
Family:	Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857[1]
Genera
Kinosternon Sternotherus Claudius Staurotypus
Synonyms[1]
Cinosternoidae - Agassiz, 1857 Kinosterna - Gray, 1869 Kinosternidae - Hay, 1892

The Kinosternidae are a family of mostly small turtles that includes the mud turtles and musk turtles. The family contains 25 species within four genera, but taxonomic reclassification is an ongoing process, so many sources vary on the exact numbers of species and subspecies. They inhabit slow-moving bodies of water, often with soft, muddy bottoms and abundant vegetation.