---
title: "Gelbliche Klappschildkröte"
description: "Kinosternon flavescens — Reptilien. The yellow mud turtle (Kinosternon flavescens), also commonly known as the yellow-necked mud turtle, is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/yellow-mud-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gelbliche Klappschildkröte

> Kinosternon flavescens — Reptilien. The yellow mud turtle (Kinosternon flavescens), also commonly known as the yellow-necked mud turtle, is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae.

- Scientific name: *Kinosternon flavescens*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 1853
- Wikidata: [Q1077041](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1077041)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39742](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39742)

## Names

- en: Yellow Mud Turtle
- de: Gelbliche Klappschildkröte
- es: Tortuga pecho quebrado amarilla
- fr: Cinosterne jaune
- nl: Gele modderschildpad

## Countries with the most observations

US (1645), MX (103)

## Summary

The yellow mud turtle (Kinosternon flavescens), also commonly known as the yellow-necked mud turtle, is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the Central United States and Mexico.

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

## Photo

![Gelbliche Klappschildkröte](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-mud-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chris (CP) and Pamela (PP) Pipes · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110795478

## Machine access

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