Yellow Mud Turtle vs. Eastern Mud Turtle

These are close relatives with the same large, two-hinged lower shell. Chin and throat: the Yellow Mud Turtle's are bright yellow, cream or light butter-yellow, with little or no dark mottling; the Eastern Mud Turtle's are mottled brown, grey or dark yellow, heavily speckled, or dark with small light flecks. The Yellow Mud also has a lower, flatter shell; the Eastern Mud's is higher and more domed.

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