HELP ID THIS LITTLE GUY PLEASEEEE!!!

[TheTortoiseWhisperer]

Hope it's not a snapping turtle. It can put his head and feet completely in and close himself all the way in




He's cute!!

 

[Jacqui]

My guess is a mud turtle.

 

[mctlong]

Not a snapping turtle.

 

[Len B]

I agree, male mud turtle.

 

[Mgridgaway]

Another for mud turtle. Cute little guys, but I know very little about them.

 

[Julius25]

agree about mud turtle.
very nice

 

[tortoises101]

Pelusios castaneus, west African mud turtle.

 

[leonardo the tmnt]

Its a mud turtle

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Mud turtle for sure!

 

[fredmyyster]

I think i have the same dining room table

Hope it's not a snapping turtle. It can put his head and feet completely in and close himself all the way in


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He's cute!!

 

[Itort]

Pelusios castaneus, west African mud turtle.

No, it's a mud turtle. Mud turtles are Cryptodira which draw necks completely draw neck into shell while West African mud turtles are Pleurodira which draw neck to side of shell. Most Southern Hemisphere water turtles are Pleurodira (sideneck) while Northern Hemisphere water turtles are Cryptodira (as are all tortoises).