Yellow mud turtle (definite introduction)
Yellow mud turtle is also known as yellow mud turtle , yellow mud egg turtle, is one of the rare species of egg turtles. The carapace is yellow, the nail plates are large and flat, and there are black edges between the nail plates. It looks very good-looking. The Yellow Mud Turtle is a semi-aquatic turtle, but it prefers to stay in the water and likes to eat some meat. Its feeding habits are simple.
Chinese name: Huangnigui
Alias ：Yellow Mud Turtle
English name:Yellow Mud Turtle
Kinosternon fiavescensKinosternon fiavescens
Kingdom:Animal kingdom
Phylum:Chordata
Subphylum:Vertebrates Subphylum
Class:Prosodium
Order: Turtles
Family: Turonidae
Species:Yellow Mud Turtle
Geographical Distribution:Northern Nebraska south to Decker sass,East and south of Asia New Mexico, southeastern Arizona, and into Mexico. There are separate groups on the border of Illinois and Iowa.
Growth method: oviparous. In New Mexico, their spawning season is in June. There are 1 to 6 eggs in a clutch (usually 4). The eggs are oval in shape and have a hard shell. Young turtles reach sexual maturity in 6 to 7 years.
Customs: Prefer calm and slow freshwater bodies with silt or sand at the bottom. During the colder months, these turtles take shelter under brush or leaf litter, in tree cavities, in muskrat dens, or underwater in mud. Generally speaking, they are shy and often have no intention of biting.
Physical characteristics: Body length 9~16.2 cm, carapace is olive to dark brown, smooth without edges, often flat; The scutes are edged in black.
Food habits: Feeds on worms, arthropods, snails and tadpoles.
Recreational nature: Semi-aquatic turtle, but partial to water.
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