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  2. Eastern mud turtle - Wikipedia

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    The eastern mud turtle is a small and often hard to identify species. It measures 3–4 in (7.6–10.2 cm) in carapace length. The carapace is keelless, lacks any pattern, and varies in color from yellowish to black.

  3. Kinosternon - Wikipedia

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    Mud turtles live in the ground layer on the bed of bodies of slowly-flowing or still water. By burrowing deeply into mud, mud turtles are protected from danger. They occasionally like to bask in the sun.

  4. Kinosternidae - Wikipedia

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    The Kinosternidae are a family of mostly small turtles that includes the mud turtles and musk turtles. The family contains 25 species within four genera, but taxonomic reclassification is an ongoing process, so many sources vary on the exact numbers of species and subspecies.

  5. Mexican mud turtle - Wikipedia

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    The Mexican mud turtle's nesting season lasts from early May to September, beginning just prior to the summer rainy season. [4] A typical clutch size for each female is 2 to 4 eggs, but can range between 1 and 8. [5] [6] Another distinctive feature within the species is the nostrils on male and female turtles.

  6. Arizona mud turtle - Wikipedia

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    The Arizona mud turtle mates primarily in July and early August, and the female lays three to seven eggs. [6] The Arizona mud turtle usually buries its eggs close to food sources. [ 9 ] Hatchlings are usually 25–28 mm (0.98–1.10 in) carapace length and have life span from 6 to 10 years age.

  7. Scorpion mud turtle - Wikipedia

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    The scorpion mud turtle is a medium to large kinosternid (mud turtle) with a domed, oval upper shell 92–270 mm (3.6–10.6 in) long. Males regularly exceed 200 mm. The scorpion mud turtle is a highly aquatic, adaptable kinosternid that will live in almost any body of water.

  8. African dwarf mud turtle - Wikipedia

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    These mud turtles are the smallest of all African turtle species, “Nanus” which they are referred to are one of the 3 smallest turtle species in the world. The other two are Stink Pot Musk and Muhlenberg's Bog Turtles. All 3 species barely reach 4 inches as full grown adults.

  9. East African black mud turtle - Wikipedia

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    The underside of the turtle can be brown, grey, black, or yellow. The upper jaw has a blunt, smooth shape. The head of an adult is generally uniform in color. As in all side-necked turtles, the neck retracts the head sideways instead of vertically into the shell. [4] This species may be confused with the West African mud turtle.