Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo05amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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REPTILES OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK CITY 131 In some localities the Musk Turtle is very common, particu- larly in slow-running rivers with soft, muddy beds. When annoyed, it gives off a musky odor which is strong enough to be offensive. The carapace of an old speci- xurtk men is usually so overgrown with moss as to be seen with difficulty when the animal is lying in the mud in shallow water, as is its habit. This species is frequently hooked in fresh- water fishing. In many ways the species resembles, in minia- ture, the Snapping Turtle. From three to four inches is the maximum size.
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FIG. 35. MUSK TURTLE; ON ITS BACK Range: Eastern North America from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Local distribution: General in slow-running streams and ponds. Occurs within the limits of New York City, and is very common in the Bronx River. None among our turtles is better known, although possibly only by name, than the Diamond-back Turtle, or Terrapin, Malacoclemmys palustris (Figs. 36 and 37). The Diamond- shields of the carapace rise from the surface of the back shell in a series of rough, concentric rings; the row of Terrapin. shields down the back shows a broken keel which rises rather sharply in the center of each plate: this condition is especially

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