Loggerhead Musk Turtle vs. Eastern Musk Turtle

Eastern Musk Turtles share the Loggerhead's slow rivers and spring runs. A: Round dark spots, no pale stripes; old adults' heads huge in the Loggerhead Musk Turtle; two bold pale stripes in the Eastern Musk Turtle. B: Three ridges in the Loggerhead Musk Turtle; high-domed, the ridge gone in adults in the Eastern Musk Turtle.

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