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Common Musk Turtle (Stinkpot)
A tiny, mostly aquatic North American turtle that earns its 'stinkpot' nickname by releasing musk when handled - small, personable, and easy to keep.
Loggerhead Musk Turtle
A small, big-headed North American musk turtle with a permanently grumpy expression - compact, personable, and easy to keep.
Striped-neck Musk Turtle
A small, secretive musk turtle from the southeastern United States with pale neck stripes and a musky defence - compact and personable.
Egg Turtles (Mud & Musk Turtles)
A collective name for the small, egg-shaped turtles of the family Kinosternidae - the mud turtles and musk turtles - popular for their compact size and personable behaviour.
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
The Razor-backed Musk Turtle (Sternotherus carinatus), affectionately called the 'razor' or 'little razor,' has a uniquely keeled, roof-like carapace. A common and easy musk turtle, it is active and interactive with keepers.
Mexican Giant Musk Turtle
The Mexican Giant Musk Turtle (Staurotypus triporcatus), also called the giant musk or 'Mexican giant egg' turtle, is a highly interactive, intelligent turtle that adapts well to captivity. Not hard to keep, but it is large, aggressive, and relatively expensive.
Flattened Musk Turtle
The Flattened Musk Turtle (Sternotherus depressus) is a small, critically imperiled musk turtle endemic to the Black Warrior River system in Alabama, USA. With a distinctly flattened shell and a shy, nocturnal nature, it is prized by keepers but almost never captive-bred, and habitat loss has left only about 15% of healthy populations.
Narrow-bridged Musk Turtle
The Narrow-bridged Musk Turtle (Claudius angustatus), nicknamed the king of the mud-and-musk turtles, is an expensive, fierce-tempered and highly entertaining aquatic turtle. It tolerates deep water but can still drown.
Chiapas giant musk turtle
The Chiapas Giant Musk Turtle (Staurotypus triporcatus) is the largest and most vividly patterned of the musk turtles, native to Central America. A highly aquatic, somewhat aggressive omnivore, it needs a large, sturdy, well-filtered aquatic setup.
Mud and Musk Turtles (Egg Turtles)
The 'egg turtle' is not a single species but the common nickname for the family Kinosternidae — mud turtles and musk turtles — named for their smooth, egg-shaped carapace. Mostly North American, they are popular, interactive pets, but each species differs in size, care difficulty and husbandry, so research the exact species before buying.