Staurotypinae

The Staurotypinae are a subfamily of the family Kinosternidae of aquatic turtles, which contains the genera Claudius and Staurotypus.

Staurotypinae
The giant musk turtle Staurotypus salvinii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Kinosternidae
Subfamily:	Staurotypinae Gray, 1869[1]

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