Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
Sternotherus peltifer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyKinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
- GenusSternotherus (Musk Turtles)
- SpeciesSternotherus peltifer (Stripe-necked Musk Turtle)
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Stripe-necked Musk Turtle in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Stripe-necked Musk Turtle sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Stripe-necked Musk Turtle in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Stripe-necked Musk Turtle in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.