Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Sternotherus
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North American Musk Turtles
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Nördliche Moschusschildkröten
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Nordlige Moskusskildpadder
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1825 |  |
Sternothaerus Bell [nomen suppressum (ICZN 1989: Opinion 1534)] (type species: Testudo odorata Latreille 1801; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1825 | |
Sternotherus Gray (type species: Testudo odorata Latreille 1801) |
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1856 | |
Aromochelys Gray (type species: Testudo odorata Latreille 1801; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1857 | |
Goniochelys Agassiz (type species: Goniochelys triquetra Agassiz 1857; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1857 | |
Ozotheca Agassiz (type species: Testudo odorata Latreille 1801; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Contents:
6 species, of which 5 (83.3%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Seidel, Iverson & Adkins (1986) included Sternotherus in
Kinosternon, which has been folowed by some
(e.g., Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006), but most subsequent publications have retained Sternotherus as a valid genus (e.g., Scott, Glenn & Rissler 2018).
Distribution:
E. North America.
Reported from:
Canada
(Ontario,
Quebec),
USA
(Alabama,
Arkansas,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New York
[incl.
Long Island],
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin).
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Sternotherus carinatus
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Razor-backed Musk Turtle, Keel-backed Musk Turtle
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Dach-Moschusschildkröte
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Kølrygget Moskusskildpadde
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1856 | |
Aromochelys carinata Gray |
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Goniochelys carinata Garman 1884 |
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Cinosternum carinatum Boulenger 1889 |
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Sternotherus carinatus Stejneger 1923 |
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1857 | |
Goniochelys triquetra Agassiz (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
USA
(Alabama,
Arkansas,
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
Oklahoma,
Texas).
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Sternotherus depressus
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Flattened Musk Turtle
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Flache Moschusschildkröte
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Fladrygget Moskusskildpadde
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1955 | |
Sternotherus depressus Tinkle & Webb |
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Sternotherus minor depressus Wermuth & Mertens 1961 |
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Kinosternon depressum Ernst & Barbour 1989 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded variously as a subspecies of minor or as a distinct species.
Validity as a separate species confirmed by Scott, Glenn & Rissler (2018).
Distribution:
USA
(Alabama).
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Sternotherus intermedius
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Escambia Musk Turtle
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Escambia-Moschusschildkröte
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Escambia-moskusskildpadde
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2018 | |
Sternotherus intermedius Scott, Glenn & Rissler |
Distribution:
USA
(Alabama,
Florida).
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Sternotherus minor
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Loggerhead Musk Turtle
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Zwerg-Moschusschildkröte, Kleine Moschusschildkröte
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Lille Moskusskildpadde
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1857 | |
Goniochelys minor Agassiz |
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Aromochelys minor Strauch 1862 |
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Sternotherus minor Stejneger 1923 |
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Sternotherus carinatus minor Carr 1952 |
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Kinosternon minor Ernst & Barbour 1989 |
Remarks:
Previously included depressus, peltifer, and the populations now assigned to intermedius.
Distribution:
USA
(Alabama,
Florida,
Georgia).
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Sternotherus minor
© Rune Midtgaard
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Sternotherus odoratus
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Common Musk Turtle, Stinkpot Musk Turtle, Stinkpot, Stinking Jim
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Gewöhnliche Moschusschildkröte
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Almindelig Moskusskildpadde
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Testudo odorata Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille [nomen conservandum (ICZN 1989: Opinion 1534)] |
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Emys odorata Schweigger 1812 |
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Terrapene odorata Merrem 1820 |
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Cistuda odorata Say 1825 |
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Sternotherus odorata Gray 1825 |
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Kinosternum odoratum Bonaparte 1830 |
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Didicla odorata Rafinesque 1832 |
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Staurotypus odoratus Duméril & Bibron 1835 |
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Clemmys odorata Fitzinger 1835 |
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Aromochelys odoratum Gray 1856 |
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Ozotheca odorata Agassiz 1857 |
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Testudo glutinata Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Emys glutinata Merrem 1820 |
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Clemmys glutinata Ritgen 1828 |
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1820 | |
Terrapene boscii Merrem (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Sternothaerus boscii Bell 1825 |
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1854 | |
Kinosternum guttatum LeConte (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Aromochelys guttata Strauch 1862 |
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1857 | |
Ozotheca tristycha Agassiz (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Aromochelys tristycha Strauch 1862 |
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1857 | |
Testudo glutinosa Agassiz, Contrib. Natur. Hist. U.S.A., 1: 425. |
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Emys glutinosa Agassiz 1857 |
Extinct in:
Mexico
(Chihuahua).
Distribution:
Canada
(Ontario,
Quebec),
USA
(Alabama,
Arkansas,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New York
[incl.
Long Island],
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin).
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Sternotherus odoratus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Sternotherus peltifer
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Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
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Halsstreifige Moschusschildkröte
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Stribehalset Moskusskildpadde
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Sternotherus peltifer Smith & Glass |
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Sternotherus carinatus peltifer Carr 1952 |
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Sternotherus minor peltifer Tinkle & Webb 1955 |
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Kinosternon minor peltifer Ernst & Barbour 1989 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of carinatus or, more recently, of minor.
Revalidated as a separate species by Scott, Glenn & Rissler (2018).
Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk (2017) listed Kentucky as part of the distribution of the species, but did not plot any localities in the state.
Distribution:
USA
(Alabama,
Georgia,
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
North Carolina,
Tennessee,
Virginia).
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