Sternotherus intermedius
Scott, Glenn, and Rissler, 2018
ster-noh-THER-us — in-ter-med-EE-us
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
Named by Scott et al. (2018, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 120: 1–15) for its historic recognition as a hypothetical "intermediate" form between S. peltifer and S. minor (e.g., Ernst et al., 1988, The American Midland Naturalist 120: 282–288) and supported by Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (2021, Chelonian Research Monographs (8): 1–472).
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2023.10.18.16.23.17)
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First instance(s) of published English names:
Intermediate Musk Turtle (Sternotherus intermedius: Rhodin, Anders G. J., John B. Iverson, Roger Bour, Uwe Fritz, Arthur Georges, H. Bradley Shaffer, and Peter Paul van Dijk. 2021. Turtles and tortoises of the world during the rise and global spread of humanity: First checklist and review of extinct pleistocene and holocene chelonians. Chelonian Research Monographs (8):1-472);
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1956
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Tinkle, Donald W. The systematics and ecology of the Sternotherus carinatus complex (Testudinata: Chelydridae). Dissertation. Tulane University, New Orleans, Lousiana. 233pp.
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1958
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Tinkle, Donald W. The systematics and ecology of the Sternotherus carinatus complex (Testudinata, Chelydridae). Tulane Studies in Zoology and Botany 6(1):1-56
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1981
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Seidel, Michael E., and R.V. Lucchino S.L. Reynolds. Phylogenetic relationships among musk turtles (genus Sternotherus) and genic variation in Sternotherus odoratus. Herpetologica 37(3):161-165
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1986
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Zug, George R. Sternotherus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (397):1-3
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1988
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Ernst, Carl H., John L. Miller, Ken R. Marion, and William A. Cox. Comparisons of shell morphology among turtles of the Kinosternon minor complex. The American Midland Naturalist 120(2):282-288
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2018
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Scott, Peter A., Travis C Glenn, and Leslie J Rissler. Resolving taxonomic turbulence and uncovering cryptic diversity in the Musk Turtles (Sternotherus) using robust demographic modeling. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 120:1-15
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2021
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Rhodin, Anders G. J., John B. Iverson, Roger Bour, Uwe Fritz, Arthur Georges, H. Bradley Shaffer, and Peter Paul van Dijk. Turtles and tortoises of the world during the rise and global spread of humanity: First checklist and review of extinct pleistocene and holocene chelonians. Chelonian Research Monographs (8):1-472
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