Missouri Department of Conservation
TURTLE, YELLOW MUD

Summary information for TURTLE, YELLOW MUD

Common Name
TURTLE, YELLOW MUD
Scientific Name
KINOSTERNON FLAVESCENS FLAVESCENS
Status
NONGAME, STATE ENDANGERED, STATE RANK S1, GLOBAL RANK G5T5
Primary Habitat
"Grassland(matrix)"
Preferred Habitat
"Occur in sloughs, marshes, ditches, streams, swamps, ponds, lakes and reservoirs with mud or sand bottom, little or no current, and submerged and floating aquatic vegetation."
Distribution
"Formerly occurred in southwest corner of state, now considered extirpated.*02*"
County List
BARRY, JASPER, CLAY, JACKSON, RAY
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