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Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum
Description
A small, plain dark turtle of shallow wetlands, with a double-hinged plastron that closes over both ends of the body. Easily overlooked.
Stats
Size
Carapace 2 - 4 inches
Status
State Endangered
Similar Species
Common Musk Turtle, which has a smaller single-hinged plastron and two light head stripes.
Diet
Aquatic insects, mollusks, crustaceans, carrion, and some vegetation.
Habitat
Shallow, slow or still waters - ponds, ditches, and wetlands with soft bottoms.
Reproduction
Lays 2-5 elongate eggs in early summer, sometimes in muskrat lodges or leaf litter.
Eastern Mud Turtle
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum
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