One of them developed a hole in their carapace on the underside. I made some calls but not many vets treat turtles.

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 ...

Juvenile green turtles are smaller and have more vibrant shell patterns ... a single pair of prefrontal scales on their heads (in front of their eyes), a key identifier. Their paddle-like flippers ...

Unlike most turtles, whose shells are made of expanded and fused ... the lighter load combined with powerful, flipper-like front legs made Protostega a strong, inexhaustible swimmer.

For years, the fossilised turtle shell sat alongside stuffed birds, insects, lizards and marsupials at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT). Ever since senior curator and ...