The Sonoyta mud turtle has evolved as an aquatic species in one of the driest parts of the Sonoran Desert. With webbed feet and an innate ability to swim, this turtle depends heavily on what little ...

DESCRIPTION: The Sonoyta mud turtle is a dark, medium-sized turtle with a shell up to seven inches long. The upper shell is olive to dark brown; the lower shell is hinged, front and back, and varies ...

Men impersonating environmental inspectors have stolen dozens of endangered mud turtles from a laboratory in Puerto Vallarta, ...

not even their turtle, who is the size of a dinner plate and who they tried to catch before the mud crashed through the home. Rouse knew the violent mudslide had swept away some of her family’s ...