Activity, movements and activity area size in
stinkpot turtles (Sternotherus odoratus) in a southwestern Michigan Lake.
We studied activity and movements of
stinkpot turtles (Sternotherus odoratus) over two seasons in Brewster Lake near Hastings, Michigan.
Sternotherus odoratus--common musk turtle or
stinkpot.
Stinkpot feeding activity was bimodal, with a peak of activity between 0600-1100 h, and a less pronounced peak between 1600-1900 h.
Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille, 1801),
Stinkpot (formerly "Common Musk Turtle," see Crother et al.
In order of abundance the seven species of turtles currently inhabiting the lake are painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginate), snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina), red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), spiny soft shell turtle (Trionyx spiniferus), map turtle (Grapteinys geographica), Blanding turtle (Emydoidea blandingii), and
stinkpot turtle (Sternotherus odoratus).
The crash happened on the A4119 Ely Valley Road near Llantrisant on a section of road known locally as
Stinkpot Hill at about 1.
aestivus), Queen Snake (Regina septemvittata), Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus), Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica), and the
Stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus).
In order of abundance the six species of turtles are Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta marginate), Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentine), Blandings Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii), Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica), and
Stinkpot Turtle (Stemotherus odoratus).
The accident took place on a stretch of road known locally as
Stinkpot Hill, a collision black spot which has claimed five lives this year.
The accident on the stretch of road, known locally as
Stinkpot Hill, brings the death toll this year to five people.
scripta, 31 common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina), 24 Texas river cooters (Pseudemys texana), and two
stinkpots (Sternothorus odoratus), all of which received unique marginal scute marks.
Just as we are about to morph permanently into stodgy old
stinkpots, we stumble across one of those favorite things.
Stinkpots are found in slow-moving, muddy-bottomed rivers and big streams, and the shallow, weedy coves of lakes and large ponds.
