yellow mud turtle
kinosternon flavescens latin

The yellow mud turtle has a lifespan of 15 years.

Yellow mud turtles forage on land and water for food.

The yellow mud turtle is a small, olive-colored turtle.

Yellow mud turtles are omnivorous.

Iverson, 1979 : A taxonomic reappraisal of the yellow mud turtle, Kinosternon flavescens (Testudines: Kinosternidae).

Most female aquatic turtles excavate a nest in the soil near a water source, deposit their eggs and leave, but yellow mud turtles exhibit a pattern of parental care.

Perhaps more surprisingly, two types of turtle, the Ornate Box Turtle and the Yellow Mud Turtle have been found in the Black Mesa preserve.

The yellow mud turtle (Kinosternon flavescens) is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family that can be found in the Central United States and Mexico.

Studies of the yellow mud turtle in Nebraska, USA, suggest females sometimes stay with the nest and may urinate on the eggs long after laying, to either keep them moist or to protect them from snake predation (by making them less palatable).

Iverson, 1979 : A taxonomic reappraisal of the yellow mud turtle, Kinosternon flavescens (Testudines: Kinosternidae).

The yellow mud turtle (Kinosternon flavescens) is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family that can be found in the Central United States and Mexico.