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Mud Turtles, "stink pot"

Photo by AnnImel
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Field Notes

Description:

2 adult mud turtles, 5 inches long

Habitat:

Ditches

Notes:

Found in the road and moved to near by ditch

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
AnnImel
Thanks! I think they're both regular mud turtles although it the glare and angle are weird in this photo.
MitchRay
the one on top definitely looks like a mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum). The one on bottom could be a Razor-backed Musk Turtle (Sternotherus carinatus).

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PublishedJuly 3, 2011

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