Description & Size

• Smooth upper shell (carapace)
• Moderately rounded carapace
• Two hinges on the lower shell (plastron)
• Shell length: 8.2-17.8 cm (3.2-7.0 in)
• Carapace color: olive to yellowish-brown
• Plastron color: yellow
• Skin color: yellow, green, or grey

Habitat

• Short and mixed-grass prairies
• Any slow moving body of water with the above habitats
• Muddy, sandy substrate

Diet

• Manly carnivorous
• Aquatic invertebrates
• Fish
• Amphibian larvae
• Some plant material