Kinosternon baurii
| Striped mud turtle | |
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| Kinosternon baurii | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Kinosternidae |
| Genus: | Kinosternon |
| Species: | K. baurii |
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Kinosternon baurii (Garman, 1891) |
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The striped mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii) is a species of turtle endemic to the United States.
The specific name, baurii, is in honor of herpetologist Georg Baur.
Striped mud turtles are found in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
They have three light-colored stripes along the length of the smooth carapace. They can grow to 8–12 cm (3-4¾ inches) carapace length.
Kinosternon baurii is a common species found in freshwater habitats. They wander about on land more than any other mud turtle and can sometimes be observed foraging for food in cow dung.
Striped mud turtles are omnivorous. They eat insects, snails, fish, carrion, algae, and plants.
As pets they are easy to care for, readily eating commercial turtle foods, feeder fish, and worms.
They nest from September to June. The eggs, which are slightly over 2.5 cm (1 in) long, hatch 13 to 19 weeks later. The hatchlings are about the 2.5 cm in size and, unlike the adult turtles, have keeled carapaces.
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