The folded mud turtle

The folded mud turtle is a relatively unknown member of the family Mud Turtle. The species has a black back and a lighter head. Mud turtle species are often fierce, and the ruffled mud turtle is even more aggressive and territorial. They are kept in small numbers in captivity, are not very rare in the market, and are cheap.

Chinese name: Folded Mud Turtle

Latin name :Kinosternon creaseri

English name:Creaser's mud turtle

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Creeping Order

Order:Turtles

Superfamily:Superfamily Kinothorax

Family: strong>Crystalidae

Genus:Crystalidae

< strong>Species:Mud turtle

Subspecies:Folded mud turtle

Geographic dispersion: The folded mud turtle lives in parts of the northern and central Yucatan Peninsula.

Appearance characteristics:The surface of the two sides of the head and bottom is relatively translucent. There are black stripes on the jaw, the hands and feet are light gray or brown, and the surface of the hind legs has no joints.

Customs: Preferred in quiet forests and temporary small mud ponds. During stormy seasons, they may migrate to the mainland, just like the hija flowers that bloom when there are more flowers. They bury themselves in humus soil in the forest for aestivation

Food habits: The folded mud turtle mainly eats carnivores, including carnivores. Insects and snails, but occasionally eat palm fruits

Growth: Oviparous, nesting in winter between September and November. Female turtles will go to rarely visited places on both sides of the river to lay eggs to avoid the effects of flooding, often laying 6 to 29 eggs.

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