“The Sonoyta mud turtle is clearly in danger of extinction,” Steve Spangle, a field supervisor with Fish and Wildlife’s Arizona Ecological Services, said in a release announcing the listing.

9. The thieves took 40 Vallarta mud turtles, which in addition to being endangered are also the smallest freshwater turtle in the world. The Vallarta mud turtle is endemic to Puerto Vallarta’s ...

The Green Devils were led by their superstar running back with the iconic nickname, James “Mud Turtle” Mayes. He entered the game with an incredible 2,000 yards rushing on the season. The Wildcats had ...

Mud turtles, also known as eastern mud turtles, are about five inches in size and can live for nearly 50 years! Their scientific name is Kinosternon subrubrum. Instead of seeking to bathe in sunshine, ...

Mud turtles can be found in South America, the United States, Mexico, and Central America. ©Liz Weber/Shutterstock.com The aquatic turtle species in the Kinosternon genus are called mud turtles. They ...

The eastern mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) or common mud turtle[2] is a common species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the United States. There are two recognized ...

Water is slowly seeping out. Danny Martin holds a young male mud turtle relocated from Quitobaquito's pond to a temporary holding tank. “Our intent here is to try and preserve this little oasis ...

The New Hampshire Mud Turtle is so elusive that few people can honestly claim to have seen it. Its home is in the muddy bottom of the Connecticut River beneath 3 or 4 fathoms of water. It hasn’t been ...

Without water, endangered species at Organ Pipe, such as Quitobaquito pupfish and Sonoyta mud turtles, will be destroyed. Both the pupfish and the turtle are found only at Quitobaquito Springs ...

The Florida mud turtle is the rarest freshwater turtle found on Sanibel and is considered the holy grail species at the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation due to its elusive nature and the ...