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Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum
Description
A small, drab turtle with a smooth, light yellowish-olive brown to almost black carapace. The plastron is large with triangular pectoral scutes. The head is mottled or streaked with light yellow.
Stats
Size
Carapace 2 - 4 inches
Status
State Endangered
Similar Species
Musk turtle
Diet
Diet consists of insects, mollusks, tadpoles, crustaceans, and carrion.
Habitat
Prefers calm, shallow bodies of water such as ponds, marshes, drainage ditches, or wet meadows.
Reproduction
This species is a weak swimmer and is more terrestrial than the musk turtle. Mud turtles rarely bask but may be seen on land from spring to fall.
Eastern Mud Turtle
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum
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