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Keys to Nature Project |
| Key to Calumet Region Turtles |
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Exposed strip of skin widely separating the hard, horny shields on midline of plastron (belly portion of shell); tiny, fleshy barbels on chin; two thin, light stripes on side of head of most individuals - Common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) SELECT
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Exposed strip of skin not separating horny shields on midline of plastron (one narrow, transverse strip of exposed skin functions as hinge on plastron in two species) or entire plastron covered with leather-like skin SELECT
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