My bro found this turtle and wants to know what kind it is... He put it in his tub cause he had to go to work and when he came home there was an egg in the tub....He found it in
Ft.Lauderdale, FL
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What kind of turtle / tortoise is this
svtsinister
May 24, 2004 10:51 PM
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svtsinister
May 24, 2004 10:51 PM
another
thurockk
May 25, 2004 08:18 AM
looks like a mud turtle to me, Kinosternon sp., I am not positive though. Where are ya located?
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JOSTA
May 26, 2004 04:12 PM
I am positive it is a mud turtle. Not sure which kind. You need to get the turtle to some dirt fast, she has more eggs. 1 egg is unusual. Are you going to incubate the egg(s)?
canidman
May 26, 2004 07:54 PM
The specimen is a Florida musk turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum steindachneri). The "egg" may have been an unfertilized ova, which female turtles are known to drop.
canidman
May 26, 2004 07:58 PM
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Spawn
Jun 07, 2004 12:51 PM
Hello:
It looks like a very strangely colored 3-Lined Mud Turtle to me. The light color of the shell is obscuring the three distinct stripes that appear on the carapace of this species. The shape of the shell is exactly that of K. bauri and they are indeed common where you say this animal was found.
It's a very nice specimen.
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