Reptiles & amphibians · La Saladita, Guerrero

Mexican Mud Turtle

Kinosternon integrum

Spanish: Tortuga de lodo mexicana

Mexican mud turtle (Kinosternon integrum), or Guanajuato mud turtle, is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family. Endemic to Mexico, it is found in Aguascalientes, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas.

TaxonomyReptilia › Testudines › Kinosternidae

Local records18 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records4,205 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-08-16 — observation by adrian_mora
2026-08-10 — observation by luis-eduardo
2026-06-13 — observation by mora17918
2026-01-24 — observation by zihuadean
2025-11-29 — observation by pedrocervantes
2025-10-10 — observation by antonio_perez2

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Reptiles & amphibians guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Mexican Mud Turtle (Kinosternon integrum) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/kinosternon-integrum/, updated 2026-10-18. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.