Mud turtles are small semi-terrestrial turtles, and make excellent pets. Like many other turtles, mud turtles are omnivorous, and prefer damp, sandy, or muddy dwellings as their name suggests. Common mud turtles rarely grow to sizes beyond 5 inches, and are therefore easy to keep indoors, or outdoors.
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This chelonian is small, even for mud turtles, and has three light stripes running the length of the carapace. As with all mud turtles, it has two strong plastral hinges. Overlapping geographically with the Striped mud turtle is the Common mud turtle, K. subrubrum.
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Sternotherus oderatus, also known as the common musk turtle or "stinkpot" is a fascinating little turtle. Beyond it's unassuming carapace lies a interesting natural history, some behavioral traits that are anything but common, and a personality that both feisty - and completely engaging.
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: Hi, what can anyone tell me about a Common Mud Turtle? Do they really; : only get to 4 inches in lengh?about 4 3/4'' (all do I have seen females that were slightly over five'') Are there any other type of turtles;
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Frazer, N.B., J.W. Gibbons, and J.L. Greene. 1991. Life history and demography of the common mud turtle Kinsternon subrubrum in South Carolina, USA. Ecology 72:2218-2231.
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Mud Turtles - (Kinosternon) - Darrell Senneke , , ... Year Total Wild % Wild ... Return to World Chelonian Trust Main Page for more Turtle and Tortoise Information...
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Also known as the “stinkpot” turtle, the Common Musk Turtle is a small, dull turtle named because of its ability to secrete a smelly musk from two glands on each side of its body. The carapace is vertebrally arched, and has much the same coloration as the skin, being drab olive, or grey-brown to blackish.
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The Common Musk Turtle or Stinkpot ( Sternotherus odoratus ) is a species of small turtle native to southeastern Canada and much of the Eastern United States, named after their ability to re...
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