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title: "Scorpion Mud Turtle"
description: "Kinosternon scorpioides — Gady. The scorpion mud turtle or Tabasco mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/scorpion-mud-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Scorpion Mud Turtle

> Kinosternon scorpioides — Gady. The scorpion mud turtle or Tabasco mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae.

- Scientific name: *Kinosternon scorpioides*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 912
- Wikidata: [Q596405](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q596405)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39721](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39721)

## Names

- en: Scorpion Mud Turtle
- de: Skorpions-Klappschildkröte
- es: Tortuga pecho quebrado escorpión
- fr: Cinosterne de l'amazone
- nl: Zuid-Amerikaanse modderschildpad
- pt: Muçuã

## Countries with the most observations

CO (192), BR (184), TT (122), PA (113), GF (57), EC (40), BO (29), AR (22), PE (21), PY (17), VE (9), GY (3)

## Summary

The scorpion mud turtle or Tabasco mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae. It is found in Mexico, Central and South America.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Carlos Ceballos · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136905517

## Machine access

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