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Basic information
Sternotherus depressus
Flattened Musk Turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyAmerican Mud and Musk Turtles
GenusMusk Turtles
- Czech name
- Klapavka zploštělá
- English name
- Flattened Musk Turtle
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Freshwater, River, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic, Mud
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 100 mm
- Body mass
- max 346 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 5.3 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 40 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- ~3 individuals
- Egg length
- ~32 mm
- Egg width
- ~29 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6ZRVG · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4