Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum)
Created: March 2nd, 2012 - 04:04 PM
Last Modified: March 4th, 2012 - 09:49 AM Entered by: Raymond McConnell
Record 102205
Last Modified: March 4th, 2012 - 09:49 AM Entered by: Raymond McConnell
Record 102205
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Country: United States |
State: Alabama |
County: Mobile County |
Time: 2012-03-02 14:14:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
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Air Temperature: 77.00F |
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The shape of the plastron on this one seems to look more like a mud. I've compared it to a bunch of ventral pics of live animals of both sp. I'll likely end up changing it. Thanks.
The shape of the head, coloration and size of the plastron made me think mud turtle.
James: He was rather smashed. The reasons I called it a musk rather than a mud were: 1- the relatively small size of the plastron relative to the carapace, 2- the line on the side of its head, and 3- the plastron is single hinged, rather than double hinged as with a musk. This is rather hard to see in the pics I posted but I examined the carcass rather closely. What in particular is it that makes him appear to be a mud turtle?
This looks more like a mud turtle than a musk turtle to me, although it is hard to tell with this smashed specimen.