Stripeneck musk turtle

The stripeneck musk turtle (Sternotherus peltifer) is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae from the southeastern United States.^[1]

Stripeneck musk turtle
In Alabama
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Kinosternidae
Genus:	Sternotherus
Species:	S. peltifer
Binomial name
Sternotherus peltifer (H.M. Smith & Glass, 1947)

Distribution

Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina.^[1]

Gallery

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  Juvenile carapace, Georgia
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  Juvenile plastron, Georgia
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  Adult carapace, Alabama
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  Adult plastron, Alabama
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  Underwater, Alabama
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  Tennessee