Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyKinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
- GenusSternotherus (Musk Turtles)
- SpeciesSternotherus odoratus (Common Musk Turtle)
📅 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 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Musk Turtle in Shenandoah National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Common Musk Turtle sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Musk Turtle in Shenandoah National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Common Musk Turtle in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.