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The '''loggerhead musk turtle''' (''Sternotherus minor)'') is a [[species]] of [[turtle]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Kinosternidae]]. The species is native to the southern [[United States]].

==Geographic distribution==

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[[File:Sternothernus minor.jpg|thumb|Closeup of head of an adult ''Sternotherus minor'']]

The loggerhead musk turtle gets its common name from its unusually large head, compared to the common musk turtle (''[[Sternotherus odoratus]]''). Adults can be 8–13&nbsp;cm (3–5&nbsp;inches) in straight [[carapace]] length. TheyIt areis very similar to the [[Razor-backed musk turtle|Razorbackrazorback Muskmusk Turtleturtle]] (''Sternotherus carinatus'') which is slightly larger. Adult loggerhead musk turtles have a flatter -shaped carapace., Althoughwhereas theadult razorback musk turtles have a higher and more dome -shaped carapace. Barbels''S. minor'' has arebarbels present on the chin only, not on the throat.<ref>Conant R (1975). ''A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 429 pp. + Plates 1-48. {{ISBN|0-395-19977-8}}. (''Sternotherus minor'', p. 42 + Plates 4,5 + Map 8).</ref>

==Habitat==

''SternotherusS. minor'' lives in clean freshwater [[habitat]]s such as springs, streams, and rivers.<ref name=Powell/>

==Reproduction==

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*[[Clarence John "Jack" McCoy|McCoy CJ]], [[Arthur V. Bianculli|Bianculli AV]], [[Richard Vogt (herpetologist)|Vogt RC]] (1978). "''Sternotherus minor'' in the Pascagoula River system, Mississippi". ''Herpetological Review'' '''9''' (3): 109.

*[[Hobart Muir Smith|Smith HM]], [[Edmund D. Brodie, Jr.|Brodie ED Jr]] (1982). ''Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification''. New York: Golden Press. 240 pp. {{ISBN|0-307-13666-3}}. (''Sternotherus minor'', pp.&nbsp;28–29).

*Smith HM, [[Bryan PettigrewP. Glass|Glass BP]] (1947). "A new musk turtle from the southeastern United States". ''Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences'' '''37''' (1): 22-24. (''Sternotherus peltifer'', new species).

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