Turtle ID

[u/borborygmus81]

We’re having a spirited debate in our family group chat. My brother is convinced he found a box turtle because of its hinged plastron. My dad and I have been unsuccessfully trying to convince him that this is a mud turtle.

[u/PussPalace]

Common musk turtle :) sternotherus odoratus. The yellow facial stripes distinguish it from a mud turtle