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Baby Common Musk Turtle

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    It doesn't look like a painted turtle to me. The the painted turtle has a smooth, olive to black upper shell or carapace and this one is anything but smooth.
    The closest match I found is the Common Musk turtle, Sternotherus odoratus, but I am not sure.
    http://turtlesandmoreturtles.blogspot.com/2009/07/turtles-of-indiana-common-and.html
    http://turtlesandmoreturtles.blogspot.com/2008/11/photos-of-common-musk-turtle.html
    http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+1008+0368
    http://www.reptiles-universe.com/sternotherus-odoratus.html     Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Wobblezz's profile
    Wobblezz
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    Okay, thank you. I will look into it more! Posted 11 years ago
  3. View Wobblezz's profile
    Wobblezz
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    Looks like its the Common Musk for sure. Posted 11 years ago

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The Common musk turtle

''Sternotherus odoratus'' is a species of small turtle native to southeastern Canada and much of the Eastern United States. It is also known as the common musk turtle or stinkpot due to its ability to release a foul musky odor from scent glands on the edge of its shell, possibly to deter predation.

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  • Canon PowerShot SX160 IS
  • f/4.5
  • 1/251s
  • ISO100
  • 11.074mm