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Yellow mud turtle

Kinosternon flavescens

The yellow mud turtle is a small turtle that loves to live in muddy waters. It has a soft shell and can often be found basking in the sun or hiding in the mud.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Yellow mud turtle has a smooth, dome-shaped carapace (top shell) that is olive to dark brown. Its most distinctive features are the yellowish to cream-colored plastron (bottom shell) and often yellow markings on its head and neck, with a pointed snout.

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Yellow mud turtle

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Their sensitive shell can feel tiny vibrations, warning them of danger!

They sometimes stack on top of each other to share a good basking spot!

They use their strong jaws to crush the shells of snails and small crustaceans!

Yellow mud turtles sometimes climb onto logs to bask in the sun like sunbathers!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Drought Survivor

Yellow mud turtle can bury itself deep in the mud because of/that helps them survive droughts or cold periods for many months.

Fähigkeit

Smelly Defense

Yellow mud turtle has glands that release a stinky musk because of/that helps them scare away predators when feeling threatened.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Hunter

Yellow mud turtle can hold its breath for long periods underwater because of/that helps them quietly ambush prey on the pond bottom.

Maße und Details

Länge
8-15 cm
Gewicht
0.15-0.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
15-25 Jahre
Top Speed
0.5 km/h
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
3 km/h
Gelegegröße
1-10
Brutzeit
70-120 Tage
Maximale Tiefe
2 m

Ernährung und Fütterung

These turtles munch on tiny insects, yummy worms, small fish, and even some underwater plants!

Altersunterschiede: Young turtles eat more meat, while adults add more plants to their diet.

Hauptnahrung

  • aquatic insects
  • snails
  • tadpoles
  • small fish
  • worms
  • aquatic plants

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raids nests for eggs and preys on young turtles.

eats

Great Pond Snail

Lymnaea stagnalis

Crushes snail shells with its strong jaws.

eaten by

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Hunts small turtles and hatchlings in shallow water.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch turtles from a distance and never try to pick them up without help.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Yellow mud turtle?

8-15 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Yellow mud turtle?

0.15-0.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Yellow mud turtle?

15-25 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Yellow mud turtle?

0.5 km/h

Was frisst Yellow mud turtle?

These turtles munch on tiny insects, yummy worms, small fish, and even some underwater plants!

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Yellow mud turtle?

3 km/h

Wo findet man Yellow mud turtle normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Yellow mud turtle?

Foraging

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