Staurotypinae
| Staurotypinae | |
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| The giant musk turtle Staurotypus salvinii
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Kinosternidae |
| Subfamily: | Staurotypinae Gray, 1869[1] |
The Staurotypinae are a
Claudius and Staurotypus
.
Staurotypus exhibits XX/XY sex determination, in contrast to the temperature-dependent sex determination of most turtles.[2] Although the exact mechanism of sex determination in Claudius is unknown, it is known to be genetically determined; it is suspected that it exhibits XX/XY sex determination as well.[3]
Genera
- Claudius
- Staurotypus
References
Kinosternidae family | |
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