Eastern musk turtle

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
turtle
gptkbp:activityPattern mainly nocturnal
gptkbp:behavior climbs on logs and branches
gptkbp:breedingSeason spring to early summer
gptkbp:class gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:clutchSize 1 to 9 eggs
gptkbp:color dark brown to black carapace
gptkbp:commonName stinkpot
common musk turtle
stinkpot turtle
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:defenseMechanism releases foul-smelling musk
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Latreille
gptkbp:describedYear 1801
gptkbp:diet omnivore
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature musk glands that emit odor
gptkbp:family gptkb:Kinosternidae
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Sternotherus
gptkbp:habitat slow-moving freshwater bodies
gptkbp:hatchlingSize about 2.5 cm
gptkbp:headMarkings two light stripes on head
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eastern musk turtle
gptkbp:IUCNStatus LC
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan up to 50 years
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:order gptkb:Testudines
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:plastron small, cross-shaped
gptkbp:population gptkb:standard
gptkbp:predators snakes
large fish
raccoons
gptkbp:preferredHabitat shallow, slow-moving water with soft bottoms
gptkbp:range eastern United States
southern Ontario, Canada
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Sternotherus_odoratus
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism males have longer tails
gptkbp:shellLength 5 to 14 cm
gptkbp:swimmingAbility poor swimmer
gptkbp:synonym Sternothaerus odoratus
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:分布地区 gptkb:eastern_North_America
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Credit_River_watershed
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7