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Sternotherus
''Sternotherus'' is a genus of turtles in the family Kinosternidae including six species commonly known as musk turtles. The genus is endemic to North America, occurring in the eastern third of the US and southeast Ontario, Canada. Musk glands positioned near the bridge of the shell can produce foul smelling secretions when the turtles are threatened, although gentle handling does not normally provoke a response. ''Sternotherus'' are moderately small turtles, with the largest species in the genus, the razor-backed musk turtle ('' S. carinatus''), attaining a maximum of 17.6 cm. in shell length. The carapace is characteristically oval and domed (an exception being the flattened musk turtle, '' S. depressus''), with most species having one or three keels on the back which may become smoother and obscure with age in some species. Musk turtles are generally drab in color, mostly black, gray, brown, olive, or ocher, which aid in camouflaging them in their natural habitats. The hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Sternotherus'' is a genus of turtles in the Family (biology), family Kinosternidae including six species commonly known as musk turtles. The genus is endemic to North America, occurring in the eastern third of the US and southeast Ontario, Canada. Musk glands positioned near the bridge of the shell can produce foul smelling secretions when the turtles are threatened, although gentle handling does not normally provoke a response. ''Sternotherus'' are moderately small turtles, with the largest species in the genus, the razor-backed musk turtle (''Razor-backed musk turtle, S. carinatus''), attaining a maximum of 17.6 cm. in shell length. The turtle shell, carapace is characteristically oval and domed (an exception being the flattened musk turtle, ''flattened musk turtle, S. depressus''), with most species having one or three keels on the back which may become smoother and obscure with age in some species. Musk turtles are generally drab in color, mostly black, gray, brown, oli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sternotherus Odoratus * Sternotherus Carinatus
''Sternotherus'' is a genus of turtles in the family Kinosternidae including six species commonly known as musk turtles. The genus is endemic to North America, occurring in the eastern third of the US and southeast Ontario, Canada. Musk glands positioned near the bridge of the shell can produce foul smelling secretions when the turtles are threatened, although gentle handling does not normally provoke a response. ''Sternotherus'' are moderately small turtles, with the largest species in the genus, the razor-backed musk turtle ('' S. carinatus''), attaining a maximum of 17.6 cm. in shell length. The carapace is characteristically oval and domed (an exception being the flattened musk turtle, '' S. depressus''), with most species having one or three keels on the back which may become smoother and obscure with age in some species. Musk turtles are generally drab in color, mostly black, gray, brown, olive, or ocher, which aid in camouflaging them in their natural habitats. The hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sternotherus Odoratus
''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, 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.Ernst, Carl, H. and Jeffrey E. Lovich. 2009. ''Turtles of the United States and Canada, 2nd. Ed.'' The Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, MD. xii, 827 pp. ages 525-535 This turtle is grouped in the same family as mud turtles. Etymology The generic name '' Sternotherus'' is derived from the Greek word ''sternon'', meaning chest or breast, and ''theros'', meaning animal, in reference to the hinge on the turtles' plastron.Zug, George. 1986. Sternotherus.' Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 397:1-3. The trivial name, or specific epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
The razor-backed musk turtle (''Sternotherus carinatus'') is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is native to the southern United States. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid."''Sternotherus carinatus'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org The musk turtle is also known as the Mississippi musk turtle. It was first found in Alabama in 1994, but was mainly claimed in Mississippi, hence the second name. Geographic range ''S. carinatus'' is found in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Florida, and Texas. However, it is only found in certain parts of those states except Louisiana. It is found in southeastern Oklahoma, southern and eastern Texas, southern Arkansas, south-central Mississippi, and extreme southwestern Alabama. Description The razor-backed musk turtle grows to a straight carapace length of about . It has a brown-colored carapace, with black markings at the edges of each scute. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flattened Musk Turtle
The flattened musk turtle (''Sternotherus depressus'') is a critically endangered species of freshwater turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to north-central and west-central Alabama.Dodd, C.K., Jr. 2008. ''Sternotherus depressus'' Tinkle and Webb 1955 – flattened musk turtle. In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Pritchard, P.C.H., van Dijk, P.P., Saumure, R.A., Buhlmann, K.A., and Iverson, J.B. (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5, pp. 013.1-013.7, doi:10.3854/crm.5.013.depressus.v1.2008, //iucn-tftsg.org/cbftt/. Geographic range ''S. depressus'' is an endemic with a restricted range, historically inhabiting the Black Warrior River drainage of north central Alabama. Conant, Roger (1975). ''A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition''. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. xviii + 429 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sternotherus Depressus
The flattened musk turtle (''Sternotherus depressus'') is a critically endangered species of freshwater turtle in the Family (biology), family Kinosternidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to north-central and west-central Alabama.Dodd, C.K., Jr. 2008. ''Sternotherus depressus'' Tinkle and Webb 1955 – flattened musk turtle. In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Pritchard, P.C.H., van Dijk, P.P., Saumure, R.A., Buhlmann, K.A., and Iverson, J.B. (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5, pp. 013.1-013.7, doi:10.3854/crm.5.013.depressus.v1.2008, //iucn-tftsg.org/cbftt/. Geographic range ''S. depressus'' is an endemic with a restricted range, historically inhabiting the Black Warrior River drainage of north central Alabama.Roger Conant (herpetologist), Conant, Roger (1975). ''A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flattened Musk Turtle
The flattened musk turtle (''Sternotherus depressus'') is a critically endangered species of freshwater turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to north-central and west-central Alabama.Dodd, C.K., Jr. 2008. ''Sternotherus depressus'' Tinkle and Webb 1955 – flattened musk turtle. In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Pritchard, P.C.H., van Dijk, P.P., Saumure, R.A., Buhlmann, K.A., and Iverson, J.B. (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5, pp. 013.1-013.7, doi:10.3854/crm.5.013.depressus.v1.2008, //iucn-tftsg.org/cbftt/. Geographic range ''S. depressus'' is an endemic with a restricted range, historically inhabiting the Black Warrior River drainage of north central Alabama. Conant, Roger (1975). ''A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition''. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. xviii + 429 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intermediate Musk Turtle
''Sternotherus intermedius'' is a species of small turtle native to Alabama, United States. It is also known as the aliflora musk turtle or intermediate musk turtle due to its intermediate patterns on the shell. For a long time, it was thought to be a hybrid between the two subspecies of the loggerhead musk turtle (the loggerhead and striped-neck musk turtle), but in 2017, it was declared a new species based on DNA research. It is endemic to the Choctawhatchee River and Conecuh River basins. References intermedius The vastus intermedius () (Cruraeus) arises from the front and lateral surfaces of the body of the femur in its upper two-thirds, sitting under the rectus femoris muscle and from the lower part of the lateral intermuscular septum. Its fibers end ... Reptiles described in 2017 Endemic reptiles of the United States Endemic fauna of Alabama {{turtle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinosternidae
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. They inhabit slow-moving bodies of water, often with soft, muddy bottoms and abundant vegetation. Description Most kinosternids are small turtles, in carapace length. The highly domed carapace has a distinct keel down its center. The genus '' Staurotypus'' gets much larger, to . Females are generally larger than males, but males have much longer tails. Kinosternids can be black, brown, green, or yellowish in color. Most species do not have shell markings, but some species have radiating black markings on each carapace scute. Some species have distinctive yellow striping along the sides of the head and neck. The musk turtles are so named because they are capable of releasing a foul-smelling musk from gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinosterninae
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 Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar .... There are 27 species from 4 genera in the two subfamilies Staurotypinae and Kinosterninae. References {{turtle-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinosternon
''Kinosternon'' is a genus of small aquatic turtles from the Americas known commonly as mud turtles. Geographic range They are found in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The greatest species richness is in Mexico, and only three species (''Dunn's mud turtle, K. dunni'', ''white-lipped mud turtle, K. leucostomum'', and ''scorpion mud turtle, K. scorpioides'') are found in South America. Description They are very similar to the Sternotherus, musk turtles, but generally smaller in size, and their carapaces are not as highly domed. Diet All mud turtles are carnivorous, consuming various aquatic invertebrates (especially molluscs and worms) , fish, and even carrion. Behavior Mud turtles live in the ground layer on the bed of bodies of slowly-flowing or still water. By burrowing deeply into mud, mud turtles are protected from danger. They occasionally like to bask in the sun. Species Extant *Central Chiapas mud turtle - ''K. abaxillare'' (Baur, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert G
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use Robert (surname), as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert (name), Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta (given name), Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto (given name), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
