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title: "Sonoran Mud Turtle"
description: "Kinosternon sonoriense — Gady. The Sonora mud turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) is a species of turtle in the Kinosternidae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/sonoran-mud-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sonoran Mud Turtle

> Kinosternon sonoriense — Gady. The Sonora mud turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) is a species of turtle in the Kinosternidae family.

- Scientific name: *Kinosternon sonoriense*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki), `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 1233
- Wikidata: [Q304331](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q304331)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39718](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39718)

## Names

- en: Sonoran Mud Turtle
- de: Sonora-Klappschildkröte
- es: Tortuga pecho quebrado de Sonora

## Countries with the most observations

US (1012), MX (139)

## Summary

The Sonora mud turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) is a species of turtle in the Kinosternidae family. Its common names include the Desert Mud Turtle and Casquito de Sonora in Spanish. It is found in Mexico and the United States. One subspecies, the Sonoyta mud turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale), is currently recognized.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Steve Wells · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9713414

## Machine access

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