Flattened musk turtle
| Flattened musk turtle | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Kinosternidae |
| Genus: | Sternotherus |
| Species: | S. depressus |
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| Sternotherus depressus Tinkle & Webb, 1955 |
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Sternothaerus depressus - Tinkle, 1958 |
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The Flattened musk turtle (Sternotherus depressus) is a species of turtle in the Kinosternidae family. It is endemic to the United States.
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[edit] Geographic range
It is found only in northern Alabama.[2]
[edit] Description
These little turtles can be 7.5–10 cm (3-4 inches) long, record 11.4 cm (4½ inches). Both the common name and specific name refer to the fact that the species' carapace (upper shell) is much lower and flatter than the other members of the genus Sternotherus. In fact they look as if someone had accidentally stepped on them.[2]
[edit] Captivity
Individuals of this species have survived for more than 20 years in captivity.
[edit] Source
- ^ van Dijk, P.P. (2010). "Sternotherus depressus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/20824. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ a b Conant, Roger. 1975. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, 2nd edition. Houghton Mifflin. Boston.
- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Sternotherus depressus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
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