---
title: "Stripe-necked Musk Turtle"
description: "Sternotherus peltifer — Reptiles. The stripeneck musk turtle (Sternotherus peltifer) is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae from the southeastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/stripe-necked-musk-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Stripe-necked Musk Turtle

> Sternotherus peltifer — Reptiles. The stripeneck musk turtle (Sternotherus peltifer) is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae from the southeastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Sternotherus peltifer*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lacs et rivières)
- iNaturalist observations: 845
- Wikidata: [Q130375875](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130375875)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1119886](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1119886)

## Names

- en: Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
- de: Nördliche Zwerg-Moschussschildkröte

## Countries with the most observations

US (815)

## Summary

The stripeneck musk turtle (Sternotherus peltifer) is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae from the southeastern United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stripeneck_musk_turtle

## Photo

![Stripe-necked Musk Turtle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/stripe-necked-musk-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: nickajacket · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286801453

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/stripe-necked-musk-turtle?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).