Stripe-necked Musk Turtle vs. Eastern Musk Turtle

Eastern Musk Turtles live in the same Washington Parish creeks (records within 2 to 12 km of the Louisiana Stripe-necked records) and across its range. A: Many dark stripes along the head and neck; a net of lines on top of the head in the Stripe-necked Musk Turtle; two bold pale stripes, one above and one below the eye in the Eastern Musk Turtle. B: Low and round, with flared edges in the Stripe-necked Musk Turtle; high-domed and narrow in the Eastern Musk Turtle.

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