Stripeneck musk turtle
| Stripeneck musk turtle | |
|---|---|
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| In Alabama | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Kinosternidae |
| Genus: | Sternotherus |
| Species: | S. peltifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Sternotherus peltifer (H.M. Smith & Glass, 1947)
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The stripeneck musk turtle (Sternotherus peltifer) is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae from the southeastern United States.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina.[1]
Gallery
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Juvenile carapace, Georgia -
Juvenile plastron, Georgia -
Adult carapace, Alabama -
Adult plastron, Alabama -
Underwater, Alabama -
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sternotherus peltifer". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2024-09-29.