HERPADEX
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Basic information
Sternotherus minor
Loggerhead Musk Turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTurtles
FamilyMud and musk turtles
GenusMusk turtles
- Czech name
- Klapavka malá
- English name
- Loggerhead Musk Turtle
- Alternative names
- Eastern Loggerhead Musk Turtle, Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
- Synonyms
- Goniochelys minor
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 127 mm
- Body mass
- max 390 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 5.2 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 23.1 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–4 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~4 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 52FSY · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4