Genus

Musk Turtles

Sternotherus

2 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassTestudines
FamilyKinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
GenusSternotherus (Musk Turtles)

Species in this group

Sternotherus odoratus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Sternotherus peltifer

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Musk Turtles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 31 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Musk Turtle			~20%
2	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Stripe-necked Musk Turtle			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Musk Turtle			~10%
2	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Musk Turtle			~10%
3	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Musk Turtle			~10%
4	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Common Musk Turtle			<5%
5	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Common Musk Turtle			<5%
6	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Common Musk Turtle			<5%
7	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Common Musk Turtle			<5%
8	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Common Musk Turtle			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
4	Squam Lakes Natural Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Milwaukee County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Cape May County Park & Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Louisville Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Virginia Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Maine Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Philadelphia Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Zoo d'Amnéville	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
13	Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Lincoln Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Western North Carolina Nature Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Village des tortues	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
17	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Virginia Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Zoo Samara	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
20	Bird Kingdom	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
21	Children's Aquarium at Fair Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Jenkinson's Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Tennessee Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Aquarium d'Amnéville	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
25	Aquarium of Niagara	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Belle Isle Nature Center	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
27	Scales Nature Park	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
28	Tula Exotarium	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
29	Maymont Farm	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Museum of Life and Science	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity

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Musk Turtles

Species in this group

Common Musk Turtle

Stripe-necked Musk Turtle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Musk Turtles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found