Common musk turtle
Sternotherus odoratus

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Head and neck: two bold light stripes (rarely lacking in adults), one extending from the tip of the snout, through the eye, to the neck, and the other extending from the tip of the snout, along the upper lip, to the neck
Barbels are present on the chin and throat; pointed snout.
Body:
Carapace - light olive brown to dark brown, often with radiating dark streaks; non-overlapping; adult carapace is usually smooth; 11 marginal scutes on each side;

Plastron:
The plastron is relatively small; has a single gular; anterior lobe that is slightly movable; the pectoral scute is rectangular or quadrangular in shape; yellow brown in color.

Limbs and tail:
Adult males have a blunt spine or nail at the end of the tail and rough patches on inner hind legs.

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