Mud Turtles

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The genus Kinosternon refers to small aquatic turtles indigenous to North and South America. They are commonly referred to as mud turtles and many exist on a carnivorous diet, including fish and even carrion.

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Greg Cater

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The genus Kinosternon refers to small aquatic turtles indigenous to North and South America. They are commonly referred to as mud turtles and many exist on a carnivorous diet, including fish and even carrion.

Eastern Mud Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The eastern mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) or common mud turtle is a common species of turtle endemic to the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_mud_turtle
ADW: Yellow Mud Turtle - Kinosternon flavescens
Yellow mud turtles range throughout the midwest United States, from the northern parts of Mexico to as far north as Nebraska. Yellow mud turtles are also found in eastern New Mexico, Oklahoma, southeast Arizona and western Kansas.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Kinosternon_flavescens/
Mud Turtles - AllTurtles
Mud turtles refer to the small semi-aquatic freshwater turtles. This species of turtle is generally found living on land and water. The color of their outer shell is generally olive to dark brown. Their beak is found to be slightly curved.
http://allturtles.com/mud-turtles/
Yellow Mud Turtle - Missouri Department of Conservation
The yellow mud turtle is a small, olive to dark-colored, semiaquatic turtle restricted to west-central, northeastern, and southwestern Missouri. It is an endangered species in our state.
http://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/yellow-mud-turtle
Mud Turtle Conservation and Management
Mud turtles are small, semi-aquatic turtles with oval-shaped shells in the family Kinosternidae. Turtles in this family have glands on the sides of their bodies that emit a foul-smelling musk when they are disturbed.
http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/mudturtlemanagement.shtml
Mud Turtles - LovetoKnow
Mud turtles are small, omnivorous turtles that prefer sandy, wet and muddy areas to live. They also make excellent pets, easily kept both indoors and out.
http://small-pets.lovetoknow.com/reptiles-amphibians/mud-turtles
Sonoran Mud Turtle - ARKive
Although often appearing greenish in colour due to a covering of algae, the smooth, high-domed upper shell (carapace) of the Sonoran mud turtle is actually a uniform light or yellowish-brown.
http://www.arkive.org/sonoran-mud-turtle/kinosternon-sonoriense/
Eastern Mud Turtle - ReptilesMagazine
Eastern mud turtles are primarily a southeastern species, but occur as far north as Long Island and the New Jersey Pine Barrens. In the Southeast, they are primarily found on the coastal plain and Piedmont to Alabama and Florida where they intergrade with other races of mud turtles.
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Turtle-Tortoise-Species/Eastern-Mud-Turtle
Eastern Mud Turtle Habitat
The Eastern mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) is a small turtle species that is especially common in southeastern regions of the United States, but that also is quite often seen throughout the northeast, as well. Eastern mud turtles are omnivorous creatures that spend time both in water and over land.
http://animals.mom.me/eastern-mud-turtle-habitat-2130.html
Eastern Mud Turtle Fact Sheet
Eastern Mud Turtle: species description, life history, distribution and habitat, status, management and research needs.
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7152.html

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Eastern mud turtle

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Kinosternidae
Genus:	Kinosternon
Species:	K. subrubrum
Binomial name
*Kinosternon subrubrum* Bonnaterre, 1789 ^[2]
Synonyms^[3]
Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum List Testudo subrubra Lacépède, 1788 (nomen suppressum) Testudo subrubra Bonnaterre, 1789 Testudo pensilvanica Gmelin, 1789 Emydes pensilvancia Brongniart, 1805 (ex errore) Emys pensylvanica Schweigger, 1812 Terrapene boscii Merrem, 1820 Terrapene pensylvanica — Merrem, 1820 Cistuda pensylvanica — Say, 1825 Sternotherus pensylvanica — Gray, 1825 Kinosternon pennsylvanicum Bell, 1825 (ex errore) Sternothaerus boscii — Bell, 1825 Kinosternum pensylvanicum — Bonaparte, 1830 Cinosternon pensylvanicum — Wagler, 1830 Emys (Kinosternon) pennsylvanica — Gray, 1831 Clemmys (Cinosternon) pensylvanica — Fitzinger, 1835 Kinosternon pensylvanicum — De Kay, 1842 Kinosternon (Kinosternon) doubledayii Gray, 1844 Kinosternon (Kinosternon) oblongum Gray, 1844 Kinosternum doubledayii — LeConte, 1854 Kinosternum pennsylvanicum — LeConte, 1854 Kinosternon punctatum Gray, 1856 Cinosternon pennsylvanicum — Agassiz, 1857 Cinosternum doubledayii — Agassiz, 1857 Cinosternum oblongum Agassiz, 1857 Cinosternum pennsylvanicum — Agassiz, 1857 Cistudo pennsylvanica — Agassiz, 1857 Terrapene pennsylvanica — Agassiz, 1857 Thyrosternum pennsylvanicum — Agassiz, 1857 Cinosternum doubledayi Agassiz, 1857 (ex errore) Cinosternum punctatum — Agassiz, 1857 Cinosternon doubledayii — Strauch, 1865 Swanka fasciata Gray, 1869 Cinosternum pensylvanicum — Boulenger, 1889 Kinosternon pensilvanicum Lönnberg, 1894 (ex errore) Cinosternonus pensylvanicum — Herrera, 1899 Cinosternum pensilvanicum — Siebenrock, 1907 Cinosternum pensilvanium Siebenrock, 1909 (ex errore) Testudo pensilvanica — Siebenrock, 1909 Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917 Kinonsternon subrubrum — Liner, 1954 Kinosternum subrubrum — Schwartz, 1961 Kinosternon subrum Richard, 1999 (ex errore) Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis List Kinosternon hippocrepis Gray, 1856 Cinosternum hippocrepis — Agassiz, 1857 Cinosternon hippocrepis — Strauch, 1865 Kinosternon louisianae Baur, 1893 Cinosternum louisianae — Ditmars, 1907 Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917

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Eastern Mud Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The eastern mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) or common mud turtle is a common species of turtle endemic to the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_mud_turtle
ADW: Yellow Mud Turtle - Kinosternon flavescens
Yellow mud turtles range throughout the midwest United States, from the northern parts of Mexico to as far north as Nebraska. Yellow mud turtles are also found in eastern New Mexico, Oklahoma, southeast Arizona and western Kansas.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Kinosternon_flavescens/
Mud Turtles - AllTurtles
Mud turtles refer to the small semi-aquatic freshwater turtles. This species of turtle is generally found living on land and water. The color of their outer shell is generally olive to dark brown. Their beak is found to be slightly curved.
http://allturtles.com/mud-turtles/
Yellow Mud Turtle - Missouri Department of Conservation
The yellow mud turtle is a small, olive to dark-colored, semiaquatic turtle restricted to west-central, northeastern, and southwestern Missouri. It is an endangered species in our state.
http://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/yellow-mud-turtle
Mud Turtle Conservation and Management
Mud turtles are small, semi-aquatic turtles with oval-shaped shells in the family Kinosternidae. Turtles in this family have glands on the sides of their bodies that emit a foul-smelling musk when they are disturbed.
http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/mudturtlemanagement.shtml
Mud Turtles - LovetoKnow
Mud turtles are small, omnivorous turtles that prefer sandy, wet and muddy areas to live. They also make excellent pets, easily kept both indoors and out.
http://small-pets.lovetoknow.com/reptiles-amphibians/mud-turtles
Sonoran Mud Turtle - ARKive
Although often appearing greenish in colour due to a covering of algae, the smooth, high-domed upper shell (carapace) of the Sonoran mud turtle is actually a uniform light or yellowish-brown.
http://www.arkive.org/sonoran-mud-turtle/kinosternon-sonoriense/
Eastern Mud Turtle - ReptilesMagazine
Eastern mud turtles are primarily a southeastern species, but occur as far north as Long Island and the New Jersey Pine Barrens. In the Southeast, they are primarily found on the coastal plain and Piedmont to Alabama and Florida where they intergrade with other races of mud turtles.
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Turtle-Tortoise-Species/Eastern-Mud-Turtle
Eastern Mud Turtle Habitat
The Eastern mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) is a small turtle species that is especially common in southeastern regions of the United States, but that also is quite often seen throughout the northeast, as well. Eastern mud turtles are omnivorous creatures that spend time both in water and over land.
http://animals.mom.me/eastern-mud-turtle-habitat-2130.html
Eastern Mud Turtle Fact Sheet
Eastern Mud Turtle: species description, life history, distribution and habitat, status, management and research needs.
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7152.html

Eastern mud turtle

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Kinosternidae
Genus:	Kinosternon
Species:	K. subrubrum
Binomial name
*Kinosternon subrubrum* Bonnaterre, 1789 ^[2]
Synonyms^[3]
Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum List Testudo subrubra Lacépède, 1788 (nomen suppressum) Testudo subrubra Bonnaterre, 1789 Testudo pensilvanica Gmelin, 1789 Emydes pensilvancia Brongniart, 1805 (ex errore) Emys pensylvanica Schweigger, 1812 Terrapene boscii Merrem, 1820 Terrapene pensylvanica — Merrem, 1820 Cistuda pensylvanica — Say, 1825 Sternotherus pensylvanica — Gray, 1825 Kinosternon pennsylvanicum Bell, 1825 (ex errore) Sternothaerus boscii — Bell, 1825 Kinosternum pensylvanicum — Bonaparte, 1830 Cinosternon pensylvanicum — Wagler, 1830 Emys (Kinosternon) pennsylvanica — Gray, 1831 Clemmys (Cinosternon) pensylvanica — Fitzinger, 1835 Kinosternon pensylvanicum — De Kay, 1842 Kinosternon (Kinosternon) doubledayii Gray, 1844 Kinosternon (Kinosternon) oblongum Gray, 1844 Kinosternum doubledayii — LeConte, 1854 Kinosternum pennsylvanicum — LeConte, 1854 Kinosternon punctatum Gray, 1856 Cinosternon pennsylvanicum — Agassiz, 1857 Cinosternum doubledayii — Agassiz, 1857 Cinosternum oblongum Agassiz, 1857 Cinosternum pennsylvanicum — Agassiz, 1857 Cistudo pennsylvanica — Agassiz, 1857 Terrapene pennsylvanica — Agassiz, 1857 Thyrosternum pennsylvanicum — Agassiz, 1857 Cinosternum doubledayi Agassiz, 1857 (ex errore) Cinosternum punctatum — Agassiz, 1857 Cinosternon doubledayii — Strauch, 1865 Swanka fasciata Gray, 1869 Cinosternum pensylvanicum — Boulenger, 1889 Kinosternon pensilvanicum Lönnberg, 1894 (ex errore) Cinosternonus pensylvanicum — Herrera, 1899 Cinosternum pensilvanicum — Siebenrock, 1907 Cinosternum pensilvanium Siebenrock, 1909 (ex errore) Testudo pensilvanica — Siebenrock, 1909 Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917 Kinonsternon subrubrum — Liner, 1954 Kinosternum subrubrum — Schwartz, 1961 Kinosternon subrum Richard, 1999 (ex errore) Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis List Kinosternon hippocrepis Gray, 1856 Cinosternum hippocrepis — Agassiz, 1857 Cinosternon hippocrepis — Strauch, 1865 Kinosternon louisianae Baur, 1893 Cinosternum louisianae — Ditmars, 1907 Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917

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Mud Turtles

The genus Kinosternon refers to small aquatic turtles indigenous to North and South America. They are commonly referred to as mud turtles and many exist on a carnivorous diet, including fish and even carrion.

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