scorpion mud turtle

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Scorpion Mud Turtle Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides Royalty Free Stock Photo

Scorpion mud turtle, Kinosternon scorpioides, turtle in the green grass near the water. Cano Negro Reserve in Costa Rica. Tabasco Royalty Free Stock Photo

Red cheeked mud turtle Kinosternon scorpioides cruentatum Royalty Free Stock Photo

The scorpion mud turtle, Kinosternon scorpioides, ranges at low elevations from southern Tamaulipas, Mexico, southward to northern Argentina, Bolivia, and northern Peru. This species lives in streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds. If its waterway dries up, it will bury itself in the mud bottom until the next rain. This turtle is omnivorous, eating fish, snails, adult amphibians, insects, algae, and other plants.