Narrow-bridged musk turtle is a species of turtle occurring in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. The turtle is the only living species in the genus Claudius.
Kingdom |
Animalia |
Phylum |
Chordata |
Class |
Sauropsida |
Order |
Testudines |
Suborder |
Cryptodira |
Superfamily |
Kinosternoidea |
Family |
Kinosternidae |
Subfamily |
Staurotypinae |
Genus |
Claudius |
Scientific Name |
Claudius angustatus |
Size |
Around 6.5 in (16.5 cm) |
Color |
Brown often with bright-yellow markings on the fringes of the outer shell |
Distribution |
Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize |
Habitat |
Slow-moving creeks, shallow ponds with plenty of vegetation |
Diet |
Aquatic insects and other invertebrates, carrion |
Mode of Reproduction |
Oviparous (egg laying) |
Average Lifespan |
Around 16 years |
IUCN Conservation Status |
Near Threatened |
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Claudius Angustatus
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