Striped Mud Turtle

Striped Mud Turtle

Scientific Name: Kinosternon baurii

Photo Credits: JD Wilson

Striped mud turtles are semi-aquatic, spending most of their time buried beneath soil. They eat aquatic invertebrates, growing to 3-4 inches in adulthood. It has three light stripes down the length of its shell. This turtle lives in swamps, drainage canals, ponds, wetlands, streams, and temporary pools in North Carolina.

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