I just was given small maybe 4 in turtle. It has spikes on its neck and decent sized ones under its chin. Its more oval then anything with a brown tint. Thanks for the help.
Justin
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I need help
Justinb.
Sep 05, 2006 12:23 AM
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Rouen
Sep 05, 2006 11:47 AM
can you post a pic?
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kensopher
Sep 05, 2006 11:47 AM
When you say that it has some spikes on its neck, I immediately thought of the Spiny Neck turtle (Acanthochelys spixii), pictured here
kensopher
Sep 05, 2006 11:51 AM
I think that it is most likely a musk turtle, Sternotherus odoratus, pictured here. This is a very common turtle throughout most of the Eastern US. Its neck almost appears spikey, and the chin has obvious projections. There are several subspecies, which can be seen at this page.
http://www.chelonia.org/sternotherusgallery.htm
What do you think?
kensopher
Sep 05, 2006 11:56 AM
Mud turtles have projections on their chins. They are typically lighter in coloration like you described also. Sorry for three posts, but I couldn't get all three links on one page. Mud turtle species can be seen here.
http://www.chelonia.org/kinosternongallery.htm
