Alamo mud turtle
Alamo mud turtles are scattered along the Pacific Coast of Mexico , the carapace is yellow, and the underlying skeletal frame can often be observed through the carapace; the plastron is worn with double hinge joints; the chin has two short beards.
Alamo mud turtles live in rest areas with rich aquatic environments and in exclusive pools (colonial environment of La Mora mud turtles). During dry periods, it apparently retreats into the soil to survive aestivation. Food in nature includes insects, shrimps, centipedes, scorpions, crickets, red wheat skinworms, red worms (silk earthworms), and bananas, but sometimes they also eat the seeds of some plants, which is a shame. Turtles, when encountering danger, often retract into their shells and generally do not take the initiative to attack or bite.
For Alamo mud turtles, it takes 5 to 7 years for females to reach sexual maturity, and the carapace length is 9 to 10 centimeters. Iverson observed their courtship and mating process. Berry, Legler and Iverson looked at the reproductive cavities of some females and estimated that the number of eggs in each clutch is generally 3 to 5. Perhaps some females will lay eggs in each clutch each season. One more clutch of eggs. They speculate that the time when females become active during the early wet season is also the beginning of follicle development, and egg laying may be completed during the wet season in October or November each year. None of the eggs laid are large, with a balance length of 27.2mm (24.6~29.4); a balance width of 15.2mm (13.5~16.5); the estimated balance weight of each egg is 3.7 grams.
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