Yellow Mud Turtle

The yellow mud turtle (Kinosternon flavescens) is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family that can be found in the Central United States and Mexico.

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    —Bible: Hebrew The Song of Solomon (l. II, 10–12)