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ohh_kristina

03-12-05, 07:48 PM

http://www.expressionless.org/albums/Misc-Photos/DSCN4246.jpg

http://www.expressionless.org/gallery/Misc-Photos/DSCN4252?full=1

http://www.expressionless.org/albums/Misc-Photos/DSCN4256.jpg

http://www.expressionless.org/albums/Misc-Photos/DSCN4257.jpg

http://www.expressionless.org/albums/Misc-Photos/DSCN4261.sized.jpg

Found this guy in my flower bed this morning. He simply refused to show his face! Anyone know what species it is? I know next to nothing about chelonians. I live in Tampa, FL, by the way.

Wu-Gwei

03-12-05, 10:47 PM

I'd say it is a Kinosternon baurii, or possibly K. subrubrum steindachneri. But I guess Three-striped Mud (K. baurii). Where are the Kinosternon experts?

Cheers,
JJ ;)

Tim and Julie B

03-12-05, 10:54 PM

It's definately a mud it looks like my little guys. I have white throat muds. The shells are a little different that one has defined stripes. JJ is probably right. I have never seen a full grown one of that species though.

TheLionsShare

03-13-05, 05:43 AM

Yeah it's K. bauri, hence the 3 stripes on it's shell. It's aquatic too.