The three light-colored stripes that can be seen on the dark-brown shells of this little species of mud turtles make them easy to spot. Between their eyes and nose, Striped Mud turtles have additional yellowish stripes. They can be found all over the Southeast of America. While most other Mud turtles spend more time basking […]
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There are Scorpion Mud turtles all over Central and Southern America, including Mexico. Most bodies of water will be home to these aquatic turtles. Their head and neck have vivid orange, red, or yellow markings on black or gray-brown skin. Scorpion Mud turtles are vicious carnivores that, if necessary, may even commit cannibalism. They are
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A subspecies of the Scorpion Mud turtle, Red-cheeked Mud turtles can be found all across South America. Lakes and rivers with sandy or silty bottoms are preferred by them. They frequently float at the water’s surface or just below it while they enjoy the sun. On their faces, which are also a characteristic orange and
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One of two subspecies of the Common or Eastern Mud turtle, Mississippi In the slow-moving waters with muddy bottoms of the Mississippi River, mud turtles can be found. They spend more time on land than the bulk of other Mud or Musk turtles because they aren’t the best swimmers. Although they don’t usually sunbathe, they
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A group of mostly aquatic turtles with endemic distributions in the United States and Central America are known as mud turtles. The slow-moving waterways with muddy or silty bottoms are where you can find these little turtles, which resemble Musk turtles. Mud turtles, on the other hand, are often smaller and have flatter, dome-shaped shells
Rare Map turtles known as yellow-blotched Map turtles are native to the Pascagoula River in Mississippi. This species’ habitat is so unique that it is classified as Threatened. Yellow-blotched Map turtles are distinguished from other species of Map turtles by having the tallest central keel. These omnivorous turtles primarily consume fish, insects, crustaceans, and sporadic
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These turtles, one of the lesser subspecies of the Map turtle, are native to Texas and can be found in the swift-moving waters that border the Colorado River. Texas Map turtles have shells that range in color from brown to olive and are covered in yellow patterns resembling the map’s outlines. Additionally, Texas Map turtles
Map turtles of the variety known as Ouachita are unique to the Midwest of the United States. The prominent, light-colored patches behind their eyes help these turtles be identified from other Map turtles. The keel that protrudes from the males’ dark green shells is noticeable. These nocturnal turtles can be spotted basking in river and
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One of the Map turtle subspecies that is most widely distributed in the Central and Eastern United States is the Northern Map turtle. They mostly live in river systems and hardly ever leave the water. Although they occasionally consume vegetation, these turtles primarily eat fish and other water invertebrates like crayfish. Care as a Pet
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This turtle, a subspecies of the false map turtle, resides in streams along the Mississippi River’s path. This aquatic species frequently unwinds on rocks that look out over the surface but rarely leaves the water. The dark brown or black shells of turtles from the Mississippi Map contain yellow patterns that resemble contours. A row
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