Stripe-necked Musk Turtle vs. Razor-backed Musk Turtle

Razor-backed Musk Turtles live in the Pearl River system too (records within 6 to 23 km of the Louisiana Stripe-necked records). A: Low and round, no sharp keel in adults in the Stripe-necked Musk Turtle; steep-sided like a roof, with a sharp keel down the middle in the Razor-backed Musk Turtle. B: Dark stripes along the head and neck in the Stripe-necked Musk Turtle; pinkish-grey with many small dark spots, no stripes in the Razor-backed Musk Turtle. C: Small paired scales at the front (gulars) in the Stripe-necked Musk Turtle; no scale at the very front of the underside in the Razor-backed Musk Turtle.

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