Yellow Mud Turtle vs. Eastern Musk Turtle

Both are small, plain, dark-shelled turtles that walk the bottom. The Yellow Mud Turtle has a plain yellow chin and throat, a low, flattened shell, and a large lower shell with two hinges that closes almost completely. The Eastern Musk Turtle has two pale stripes on the side of the head, a domed shell, and a small lower shell with skin showing between the plates.

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