Here's his email that he sent w/the pics
"He/she doesn't move very much...here he/she is trying to get dry....i guess....I as you can see the lighting is not best during the night (that's when I took the picture)
During the day some light does come in but it is not direct."
) is that it's some kind of mud or musk turtle. That's the only two that it favors to me. Wish we could see him better in the pics, it is kind of dark. Good luck! 