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Sternotherus odoratus
Small turtle that is mostly black with yellow stripes on the face.
Caught in a swamp with lots of bald cypress.
Spotted on Apr 21, 2014
Submitted on Apr 25, 2014
4 Comments
Ah! :-)
Thanks Neil! Fyn, if you ever had one in your hand you would understand the name. They are very stinky! Their other name is common musk turtle, but I think stinkpot is more suiting :)
I have never understood the name...
Excellent. Great spotting of this little fellow. Very odd name.