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Narrow-bridged musk turtle

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Species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae
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Narrow-bridged musk turtle
Claudius angustatus
in an aquarium
CITES Appendix II[2]
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Testudines
Suborder:Cryptodira
Family:Kinosternidae
Subfamily:Staurotypinae
Genus:Claudius
Cope, 1865
Species:
C. angustatus
Binomial name
Claudius angustatus
Cope, 1865[1]
Synonyms[3]

Thenarrow-bridged musk turtle (Claudius angustatus) is aspecies ofturtle in thefamilyKinosternidae. The species is found inCentral America andMexico.

Geographic range

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C. angustatus is found inMexico,Guatemala, andBelize.[1]

Taxonomy

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As of 2010,C. angustatus is the only recognizedextant species in thegenusClaudius.[1]

Description

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The narrow-bridged musk turtle is typically brown in color. Thescutes of thecarapace have lines and graining, imparting an almost wood-like appearance. It often has bright-yellow markings on the edges of the carapace. As it ages,algae often heavily cover the shell, masking the patterning and coloration. The head is large and bulbous for its size, with a sharp beak and a long neck. The jaw joint anatomy of the narrow-bridged musk turtle is unique among modernCryptodira.[4] In most cryptodires the jaw joint is formed by a biconcave facet. In the narrow-bridged musk turtle, the jaw joint of is formed by a broad hemispherical condyle, more akin toPleurodira.The carapace isdomed, with three distinct ridges down the length. Though classified in thesubfamilyStaurotypinae with the "giant" musk turtles, the narrow-bridged musk turtle generally only grows to a straight carapace length of about 6.5 in (16.5 cm).[citation needed]

The narrow-bridged musk turtle exhibits genetic sex determination, in contrast to most turtles; although the mechanism is not known for certain, it is suspected to beXX/XY like that of its relativeStaurotypus.[5][6]

Behavior, habitat, and diet

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Like all musk turtles, the narrow-bridged musk turtle is almost entirely aquatic, and prefershabitats such as slow-moving creeks, or shallow ponds that are heavily vegetated. It spends much of its time walking along the bottom,foraging for aquaticinsects and otherinvertebrates, andcarrion. It has glands under the rear of theshell from which it can release a foul-smellingmusk, hence its common name.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^abcdRhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14)."Turtles of the world, 2010 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status"(PDF).Chelonian Research Monographs.5:000.85 –000.164.doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v3.2010.ISBN 978-0-9653540-9-7. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2011-07-17.
  2. ^"Appendices | CITES".cites.org. Retrieved2023-03-01.
  3. ^Fritz Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007)."Checklist of Chelonians of the World".Vertebrate Zoology.57 (2):249–250.doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895.ISSN 1864-5755.S2CID 87809001.
  4. ^Evers, Serjoscha W.; Ponstein, Jasper; Jansen, Maren A.; Gray, Jaimi A.; Fröbisch, Jörg (2022)."A systematic compendium of turtle mandibular anatomy using digital dissections of soft tissue and osteology".The Anatomical Record.306 (6):1228–1303.doi:10.1002/ar.25037.PMID 35900121.
  5. ^Badenhorst, Daleen; Stanyon, Roscoe; Engstrom, Tag; Valenzuela, Nicole (2013-04-01). "A ZZ/ZW microchromosome system in the spiny softshell turtle, Apalone spinifera, reveals an intriguing sex chromosome conservation in Trionychidae".Chromosome Research.21 (2):137–147.doi:10.1007/s10577-013-9343-2.ISSN 1573-6849.PMID 23512312.S2CID 14434440.
  6. ^Kawagoshi, Taiki; Uno, Yoshinobu; Nishida, Chizuko; Matsuda, Yoichi (2014-08-14)."The Staurotypus Turtles and Aves Share the Same Origin of Sex Chromosomes but Evolved Different Types of Heterogametic Sex Determination".PLOS ONE.9 (8) e105315.Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j5315K.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0105315.ISSN 1932-6203.PMC 4133349.PMID 25121779.

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Further reading

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  • Boulenger GA (1889).Catalogue of the Chelonians, Rhynchocephalians, and Crocodiles in the British Museum (Natural History). New Edition. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). x + 311 pp. + Plates I-III. (GenusClaudius, p. 32; speciesC. angustatus, p. 33).
  • Cope ED (1865). "Third contribution to the HERPETOLOGY of Tropical America".Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia17: 185–198. (Claudius angustatus, new species, pp. 187–188).
  • Goin CJ,Goin OB,Zug GR (1978).Introduction to Herpetology, Third Edition. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company. xi + 378 pp.ISBN 0-7167-0020-4. (GenusClaudius, p. 264).
Genera
Species of theKinosternidae family
Claudius
Hoplochelys
Kinosternon
Sternotherus
Staurotypus
Suborder
Superfamily
Family
Cryptodira
Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)
Cheloniidae
Dermochelyidae
 
Kinosternoidea
Dermatemydidae
Kinosternidae
Testudinoidea
Emydidae
Geoemydidae
 Platysternidae
Testudinidae
Trionychia
Carettochelyidae
Trionychidae
 
 
Chelydridae
Nanhsiungchelyidae
Protostegidae
 
Pleurodira
 
Araripemydidae
Bothremydidae
Chelidae
Pelomedusidae
Podocnemididae
Sahonachelyidae
 
  
 
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