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Identify mud turtles by the 11 shell plates they have.
- Mud turtles are only about 5 in (13 cm) long at most and have round, relatively indistinct shells.
- The shells are round and smooth with dark brown and yellow on the bottom.
- The most recognizable part of this species are the scutes, or plates, on the shell.
- While most turtles have 12 plates, mud turtles have 11.
- Mud turtles are only about 5 in (13 cm) long at most and have round, relatively indistinct shells.
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References
- https://www.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/314185/marine-turtle-field-guide.pdf
- https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7152.html
- https://carpenternaturecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Map-Turtle-Natural-History.pdf
- https://www.nrcm.org/nrcm-creature-feature/snapping-turtle/
- https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/african-spurred-tortoise
- https://www.cavinguk.co.uk/exotic/tortidentify
- https://www.tortoisetrust.org/care/celegans.html
- https://www.marylandzoo.org/animal/red-footed-tortoise/
- https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/loggerhead-turtle
- https://fwcs.oregonstate.edu/150-species/green-sea-turtle
- https://www.reef.org/sites/default/files/TurtleID.pdf
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