Musk Turtle

• Scientific name: Sternotherus ordoratus
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Order: Testudiness
• Family: Kinosternidae
• Genus: Sternotherus
• Species: odoratus

Fun Facts

• Common musk turtles are also called stinkpots.
• Their name comes from the orange fluid they discharge when threatened, which has a strong, musky odor.