Mexican mud turtle facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mexican mud turtle
A young Mexican mud turtle (Kinosternon integrum) from Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Kinosternidae
Genus:	Kinosternon
Species:	K. integrum
Binomial name
Kinosternon integrum (Le Conte, 1854)
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Synonyms
Kinosternum integrum LeConte, 1854 Cinosternum integrum Agassiz, 1857 Thyrosternum integrum Agassiz, 1857 Thyrosternon integrum Gray, 1858 Cinosternon integrum Strauch, 1862 Kinosternon integrum Müller, 1865 Swanka integra Gray, 1870 Cinosternon rostellum Bocourt, 1876 Cinosternon guanajuatense Dugès, 1888 Cinosternum rostellum Boulenger, 1889 Cinosternum scorpioides integrum Siebenrock, 1904 Kinosternon scorpioides integrum Ahl, 1934 Kinosternon intergrum Dixon, 1960 (ex errore) Cinosetum integrum Gillet, 1995 Kinosternon ingegrum Rogner, 1996 (ex errore)

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The Mexican mud turtle (Kinosternon integrum) is a type of mud turtle. It belongs to the Kinosternidae family. This turtle is only found in Mexico. You can find it in many Mexican states, including Aguascalientes, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, México, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas. They like wet places such as shallow ponds, lakes, and rivers. They also live in warm, tropical forest areas.

Reproduction and Life Cycle

The Mexican mud turtle's nesting season is from early May to September. This time starts just before the summer rainy season. A female turtle usually lays 2 to 4 eggs at a time. However, she can lay anywhere from 1 to 8 eggs.

There is a small difference between male and female turtles. Females have nostrils that are more rounded. Their nostrils are also more brownish in color. Male turtles, on the other hand, have yellowish nostrils.

What Mexican Mud Turtles Eat

Mexican mud turtles are omnivores. This means they eat both plants and animals.

• Plants they eat:

* Filamentous algae (a type of pond scum) * Grass seeds * Guava seeds * And other plant materials

• Animals they eat:

* Ants * Wasps * Bees * And other small creatures

During the dry seasons, female turtles tend to eat more plants than males do.