| Stripeneck musk turtle | |
|---|---|
| InAlabama | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Kinosternidae |
| Genus: | Sternotherus |
| Species: | S. peltifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Sternotherus peltifer (H.M. Smith & Glass, 1947) | |
Thestripeneck musk turtle (Sternotherus peltifer) is a species of turtle in the familyKinosternidae from the southeasternUnited States.[1]
Alabama,Georgia,Kentucky,Louisiana,Mississippi,Tennessee,Virginia, andNorth Carolina.[1]