Florida Mud Turtle vs. Eastern Musk Turtle

Florida Mud Turtles and Eastern Musk Turtles share Florida's ponds, lakes and canals. A: Plain or mottled, no stripes in the Florida Mud Turtle; two bold pale stripes on each side of the head in the Eastern Musk Turtle. A musk turtle's lower shell has one weak hinge and skin between the plates; a mud turtle's two hinges.

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