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Intermediate Musk Turtle

Sternotherus intermedius

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alabama.January 15, February 16, March 17, April 30, May 21, June 14, July 11, August 11, September 15, October 15, November 12, December 13.
United States350
Alabama191
Georgia30

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderTurtles and Tortoises · Testudines
FamilyAmerican Mud and Musk Turtles · Kinosternidae
GenusMusk Turtles · Sternotherus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Intermediate Musk Turtle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.