Intermediate Musk Turtle vs. Stripe-necked Musk Turtle

Stripe-necked Musk Turtles live just outside the Intermediate's rivers and meet it at the edges. A: Dark spots on a light head; stripes only on the neck in the Intermediate Musk Turtle; clear dark stripes on the head and neck in the Stripe-necked Musk Turtle. B: A ridge down the middle in the Intermediate Musk Turtle; low and round; a single low ridge only in the young in the Stripe-necked Musk Turtle.

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