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Loggerhead musk turtle

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Loggerhead Musk Turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sauropsida
Order:
Testudines
Suborder:
Cryptodira
Superfamily:
Kinosternoidea
Family:
Kinosternidae
Genus:
Sternotherus
Species:
S. minor
Binomial name
Sternotherus minor

The Loggerhead Musk Turtle is a species of turtle native to the United States. It gets its name from its unusually large head.

Distribution

The loggerhead musk turtle can be found in the states of Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee. It lives in freshwater habitats.

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