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mud turtlenounAny of a number of drab-coloured freshwater turtles that often haul themselves out on to mudbanks, in particular:- An American turtle with scent glands that produce an unpleasant odour (genus Kinosternon, family Kinosternidae). An African side-necked turtle (genus Pelusios, family Pelomedusidae). An Asian softshell (genera Lissemys and Pelochelys, family Trionychidae)..
Some, such as the yellow mud turtle, burrow deeper into the soil shortly after hatching, finding safety below the frost line....- In 2002, the Arizona Game and Fish Department began working to develop a conservation agreement for the Sonoyta mud turtle, which is a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act.
- Suspended languidly in the water, a Sonoran mud turtle poked about slowly, ‘going nowhere in plenty of time,’ as N. Scott Momaday would say.
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