Narrow-bridged musk turtle

The narrow-bridged musk turtle (Claudius angustatus) is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is found in Central America and Mexico.

Narrow-bridged musk turtle
Claudius angustatus
in an aquarium
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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
Synonyms
  • Claudius angustatus
    Cope, 1865
  • Claudius megalocephalus
    Bocourt, 1868
  • Claudius macrocephalus
    Gray, 1868 (ex errore)
  • Claudius megacephalus
    Boulenger, 1889 (ex errore)
  • Claudias angustatus
    — Velasco, 1892
  • Claudius agassizii
    H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1950
    (nomen nudum)
  • Claudius angustatum
    — Sullivan & Riggs, 1967
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