Sonoran Mud Turtle vs. Yellow Mud Turtle

Both live in stock tanks, ponds and slow streams of southeastern Arizona. A: Yellow or cream net-like lines on dark olive in the Sonoran Mud Turtle; plain yellow or cream throat and sides of the face in the Yellow Mud Turtle. B: Domed, with three mild lengthwise keels in the Sonoran Mud Turtle; flat on top, the edge shields often yellow in the Yellow Mud Turtle.

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