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Striped Mud Turtle

Kinosternon baurii

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 17, February 19, March 21, April 34, May 44, June 22, July 18, August 17, September 20, October 19, November 16, December 16.
United States3,708
Virginia261
North Carolina154
Maryland85
Georgia71
South Carolina68
Alabama38
Delaware19
Mississippi2
New Jersey2

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderTurtles and Tortoises · Testudines
FamilyAmerican Mud and Musk Turtles · Kinosternidae
GenusMud Turtles · Kinosternon

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