Title: Turtles of the United States and Canada /
Authors: Ernst, Carl H.; Barbour, Roger W., 1919-1993.; Lovich, Jeffrey E.; Barbour, Roger W., 1919-1993.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Turtles; Turtles United States.; Turtles Canada.; Turtles Canada.; United States; Canada
Contents: Introduction -- Identification of turtles: Key to the turtles of the United States and Canada -- Chelydridae (snapping turtles): Chelydra serpentina, snapping turtle. Macroclemys temminckii, alligator snapping turtle -- Cheloniidae (marine turtles): Chelonia mydas, green turtle. Eretmochelys imbricata, hawksbill. Caretta caretta, loggerhead. Lepidochelys kempii, Kemp's ridley or Atlantic ridley. Lepidochelys olivacea, Pacific ridley or olive ridley -- Dermochelyidae (leatherback sea turtles): Dermochelys coriacea, leatherback or luth -- Trionychidae (soft-shelled turtles): Trionyx muticus, smooth softshell. Trionyx spiniferus, spiny softshell. Trionyx ferox, Florida softshell. Trionyx sinensis, Chinese softshell. Trionyx steindachneri, wattle-necked softshell -- Kinosternidae (musk and mud turtles): Stenotherus odoratus, stinkpot or common musk turtle. Stenotherus depressus, flattened musk turtle. Stenotherus minor, loggerhead musk turtle. Stenotherus carinatus, razorback musk turtle. Kinosternon subrubrum, Eastern mud turtle.