---
title: "Eastern Mud Turtle"
description: "Kinosternon subrubrum — Rettili. The eastern mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) or common mud turtle is a common species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eastern-mud-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Mud Turtle

> Kinosternon subrubrum — Rettili. The eastern mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) or common mud turtle is a common species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae.

- Scientific name: *Kinosternon subrubrum*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 8905
- Wikidata: [Q1232370](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1232370)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39713](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39713)

## Names

- en: Eastern Mud Turtle
- de: Pennsylvania-Klappschildkröte
- es: Tortuga de lodo oriental
- nl: Oostelijke modderschildpad

## Countries with the most observations

US (8311)

## Summary

The eastern mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) or common mud turtle is a common species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the United States. There are two recognized subspecies.

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

## Photo

![Eastern Mud Turtle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-mud-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Samuel Paul Galick · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/401013790

## Machine access

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