Intermediate Musk Turtle

Sternotherus intermedius

Classification

Class: Testudines
Order: Testudines
Family: Kinosternidae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 227

Sources and credits

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Intermediate Musk Turtle

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