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Baur's Mud Turtle
- Colouration
- The upper shell is brown or olive, with three dull yellow bands extending its entire length. There are two stripes on each side of the head, beginning at the snout and extending backward, above and beneath the eye to the neck.
- Distribution
- The southeastern portion of the United States.
In shape of shell, this reptile resembles the preceding species of mud turtles, but it may be easily recognised by the banded appearance of the carapace.
Very old and worn specimens show but little trace of the bands upon the carapace unless the shell is moistened.
Dimension.--Length of Carapace . . . . . 3 3/4 inches.
Width of Carapace . . . . . 2 3/4 inches.
Length of Plastron . . . . . 3 1/2 inches.
Width of Front Lobe, at Hinge . . . . . 1 3/4 inches.
Width of Rear Lobe, at Hinge . . . . . 1 5/8 inches.
Width of Head . . . . . 7/8 inches.
The measurements were taken from a specimen captured at Enterprise, Florida.