Kinosterninae | |
---|---|
Sternotherus odoratus stinkpot or common musk turtle |
|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Kinosternoidea |
Family: | Kinosternidae |
Subfamily: |
Kinosterninae Agassiz, 1857 |
Kinosterninae is a subfamily of the family Kinosternidae, a family of aquatic turtles. Kinosterninae contains the genera Kinosternon and Sternotherus, which are native to much of the United States and northern Mexico.