Striped mud turtle

Striped Mud Turtle
Kinosternon baurii
Photo by J. Willson
Description: A small turtle that, in most of its range, has three light stripes down the length of its shell. In North Carolina, these stripes are absent.

Striped Mud Turtle (Kinosternon baurii)
No photo of the Striped Mud Turtle available.
The Striped Mud Turtle is from the order Testudines. All turtles are testudines (or Chelonia). There are more than 280 different species belonging to this order.

Striped Mud Turtle
Sighting:
Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, Collier County, Florida ...

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Striped Mud Turtle (Kinosternon baurii)
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The Striped Mud Turtle, Kinosternon baurii, is found in shallow waters throughout the peninsula and in the Keys. Its shell is small (4.7"), oval, brown, and has no markings. It often wanders on land.

striped mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii)
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See also: Mud Turtle, Turtle, Shell, Cooter, Eastern Mud Turtle