stripeneck musk turtle
{{Short description|Species of turtle}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Sternotherus peltifer 4241656.jpg
| image_caption = In Alabama
| taxon = Sternotherus peltifer
| authority = (H.M. Smith & Glass, 1947)
}}
The stripeneck musk turtle (Sternotherus peltifer) is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae from the southeastern United States.{{Cite web |title=Sternotherus peltifer |url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Sternotherus&species=peltifer&search_param=((search='peltifer')) |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=The Reptile Database}}
Distribution
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina.
Gallery
File:Sternotherus peltifer 190996915 (cropped).jpg|Juvenile carapace, Georgia
File:Sternotherus peltifer 190996949 (cropped).jpg|Juvenile plastron, Georgia
File:Sternotherus peltifer 4241652.jpg|Adult carapace, Alabama
File:Sternotherus peltifer 4241648.jpg|Adult plastron, Alabama
File:Sternotherus peltifer 147752712.jpg|Underwater, Alabama
File:Sternotherus peltifer 300929468 (cropped).jpg|Tennessee