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.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

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.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseTestudinesOrdenTestudinesFamiliaKinosternidaeGéneroKinosternon

Yellow mud turtle

Categoría

Reptiles

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 8-15 cm
Peso: 0.15-0.5 kg
Esperanza de vida: 15-25 años
Top Speed: 0.5 km/h
Velocidad de nado: 3 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 1-10
Incubación: 70-120 días
Profundidad máxima: 2 m

Dieta y alimentación

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

Diferencias por edad: Young turtles eat more meat, while adults add more plants to their diet.

Alimentos principales

aquatic insects
snails
tadpoles
small fish
worms
aquatic plants

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Omnívoro

Este rasgo identifica organismos cuya dieta incluye tanto materia vegetal como animal.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.