Cantor's giant softshell turtles — named in honor of Danish zoologist Theodore Edward Cantor — spend 95% of their lives completely motionless, buried under mud or sand in shallow rivers with ...

At all the sites, the number of turtles has declined as aquatic habitat has been reduced. Sonoyta mud turtle. Photo courtesy National Park Service. Image is available for media use. The Center for ...

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 ...