Reptiles › American Mud and Musk Turtles
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Eastern Musk TurtleSternotherus odoratus
Pond SliderTrachemys scripta
Common Snapping TurtleChelydra serpentina
Loggerhead Musk TurtleSternotherus minor
Stripe-necked Musk TurtleSternotherus peltifer
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,436 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 754 |
| Louisiana | 241 |
| Mississippi | 202 |
| Arkansas | 125 |
| Oklahoma | 89 |
| Alabama | 9 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| China | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Turtles and Tortoises · Testudines |
| Family | American Mud and Musk Turtles · Kinosternidae |
| Genus | Musk Turtles · Sternotherus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Razor-backed Musk Turtle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.