Amazon mud turtles are carnivores, eating algae and aquatic plants, as well as insects, snails, worms, small fish, crustaceans, and amphibians. After understanding what the Amazon mud turtle eats, let's introduce its appearance characteristics.

The Amazon mud turtle is about 27.5 cm long, and the carapace with three vertebral keels is common Long, distinctly black, with no serrations on the rear margin. The color of the carapace varies from brown to tan, with a black border between the shields. The plastron is usually yellow or brown in color, but sometimes mottled and variegated. There are black seams between the shields, and the bridges are generally brown.