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The loggerhead musk turtle (Sternotherus minor) is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. This turtle has a large head which has a light-colored background with dark spots or stripes present on the head and neck. [3] The average size of an adult loggerhead musk turtle is about 3–5 in (7.6–12.7 cm) in straight carapace length. [3]
The flattened musk turtle (S. depressus) is known to feed on introduced Asian clams (Corbicula maniliensis). [2]: 513, 516, 523, 533 pp. [21] [22] The razor-backed (S. carinatus) and eastern musk turtles (S. odoratus) are known to be bottom feeders, often searching with the neck extended and probing the mud and sand with their heads.
The Kinosternidae are a family of mostly small turtles that includes the mud turtles and musk turtles. The family contains 25 species within four genera, but taxonomic reclassification is an ongoing process, so many sources vary on the exact numbers of species and subspecies.
Sternotherus odoratus is a species of small turtle in the family Kinosternidae.The species is native to southeastern Canada and much of the Eastern United States.It is also known commonly as the common musk turtle, eastern musk turtle, [4] or stinkpot turtle due to its ability to release a foul musky odor from scent glands on the edge of its shell, possibly to deter predation. [5]
Razor-backed musk turtle (Sternotherus carinatus) Loggerhead musk turtle (Sternotherus minor) Eastern musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) Marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata) Pond slider (Trachemys scripta)
Kinosterninae is a subfamily of the family Kinosternidae, a family of aquatic turtles. Kinosterninae contains the genera Kinosternon and Sternotherus, which are native to much of the United States and northern Mexico. There are 27 species from 4 genera in the two subfamilies Staurotypinae and Kinosterninae. [1]
Loggerhead musk turtle; O. Sternotherus odoratus; P. Stripeneck musk turtle; R. Razor-backed musk turtle This page was last edited on 8 September 2011, at 19:24 ...
Loggerhead musk turtle, the freshwater turtle Sternotherus minor; Loggerhead kingbird, the passerine bird Tyrannus caudifasciatus; Loggerhead shrike, the passerine bird Lanius ludovicianus; Loggerheads or Centaurea, a genus of flowering plants Common knapweed or loggerheads (Centaurea nigra), a flowering plant; Loggerhead sponge, a species of ...