---
title: "Weißmaul-Klappschildkröte"
description: "Kinosternon leucostomum — Reptilien. The white-lipped mud turtle (Kinosternon leucostomum) is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/white-lipped-mud-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Weißmaul-Klappschildkröte

> Kinosternon leucostomum — Reptilien. The white-lipped mud turtle (Kinosternon leucostomum) is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae.

- Scientific name: *Kinosternon leucostomum*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 2380
- Wikidata: [Q604836](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q604836)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39731](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39731)

## Names

- en: White-lipped Mud Turtle
- de: Weißmaul-Klappschildkröte
- es: Tortuga pecho quebrado labios blancos

## Countries with the most observations

CR (568), CO (490), MX (296), BZ (186), EC (155), PA (149), HN (110), GT (50), NI (44), CN (3)

## Summary

The white-lipped mud turtle (Kinosternon leucostomum) is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to Central America and northwestern South America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-lipped_mud_turtle

## Photo

![Weißmaul-Klappschildkröte](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-lipped-mud-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew J. Crawford · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141160679

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-lipped-mud-turtle?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).