Sonoran Mud Turtle

Kinosternon sonoriense

The Sonoran Mud Turtle inhabits streams and water holes in desert mountain ranges of the Southwest. It aestivates on land during droughts buried in soil. A tough species adapted to highly variable desert water sources.

Habitat

Desert streams, springs, and stock ponds in the Sonoran Desert

Diet

Aquatic invertebrates, carrion, and plant material

How common

Uncommon

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