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1. Yellow mud turtle Kinosternon f. flavescens
By Emily Podany
3. Habitat Found especially in temporary ponds
Quiet, relatively still waters
Ex: River backwaters, lakes, creeks, and swamps
Preferred habitat includes mud or sand bottom with vegetation
4. The Turtle! Relatively small
Yellowish chin and throat
Olive green or dark green shell
5. Endangerment Humans are the main reason for endangerment
Draining of wetlands
Pollution/pesticides
Urban runoff
Farming
Killed on roads
From animals: eggs and young are eaten or attacked by predators
Migration
6. What has been done? State and Federal programs in Illinois have set a precedent
Very little happening in Missouri in the way of conservation
Attempts being made to push through programs, but little success
One of the successes was simply putting it on the endangered species list
Other states doing much more for the turtles
7. Works Cited http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/emrrp/turtles/species/ymud.html
http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/bis/turtles.php?menuentry=soorten&id=243
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/herpdist/species/ki_flavesc.html
http://herpcenter.ipfw.edu/index.htm?http://herpcenter.ipfw.edu/outreach/accounts/reptiles/turtles/Yellow_Mud_Turtle/index.htm&2
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5622048
http://webspinners.com/coloherp/geo/species/SpePics/PicKifl.jpg