Missouri Animals Mississippi mud turtle   (Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis) Chordate: Vertebrate: Reptile: Testudines: (Turtles) Native North American turtle Habitat: lakes, swamps. Diet: insects, crayfish, mussels, amphibians.. ID Features: dark high-domed shell. Natural History: The Mississippi mud turtle is a small turtle that reaches 4 inches in carapace length..
The graphics and text are from: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri by Tom R. Johnson, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1992