Musk Turtle

Musk turtle is the common name given to three genera of aquatic turtles:

  • Sternotherus, the musk turtles proper,
  • Staurotypus, variously called Mexican, three-keeled or giant musk turtles, and.
  • Claudius, the narrow-bridged musk turtle.

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    “The second day of Christmas,
    My true love sent to me
    Two turtle doves,”
    —Unknown. The Twelve Days of Christmas (l. 4–6)