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Higher TaxaKinosternidae, Staurotypinae, Kinosternoidea, Testudines (turtles)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Narrow-bridged Musk Turtle
G: Großkopf-Schlammschildkröte
S: Talmame 
SynonymClaudius angustatus COPE 1865: 187
Claudius megalocephalus BOCOURT 1868
Claudius angustatus — GÜNTHER 1885: 12
Claudius angustatus BOULENGER 1889
Claudius angustatus — ERNST & BARBOUR 1989: 69
Claudius angustatus — LINER 1994:31
Claudius angustatus — KÖHLER 2000: 25
Claudius angustatus — RHODIN et al. 2010
Claudius angustatus — TTWG 2021 
DistributionMexico (at low elevations in C Veracruz, N Oaxaca, Chiapas, Yucatan, Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco),
N Guatemala, Belize

Type locality: "Tabasco, Mexico".  
Reproductionoviparous. 
TypesHolotype: USNM 6525; according to Iverson (1986:132), parts of the same specimen originally were catalogued as both USNM 6518 and 6525 (after KING & BURKE 1989).
Holotype: MNHN Paris 1600, adult female, collector and date unknown (not examined by authors) [megalocephalus] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (4772 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDoes not occur on the Yucatan Peninsula fide KING & BURKE 1989.

Type species: Claudius angustatus COPE 1865 is the type species of the genus Claudius COPE 1865.

Habitat: freshwater (swamps, quiet rivers)

Karyotype: Moon (1974) reported the diploid chromosome
number as 54. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin angustare, to make narrow, and refers to its narrow bridge.

The genus is probably named after Latin claudus, meaning defective, and refers to the diminutive plastron. 
References
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