Eastern Musk Turtle

麝香龟（Sternotherus odoratus），俗称臭龟或普通麝香龟，是麝香龟科中分布最广的物种，以其防御时释放的强烈麝香气味闻名。其英文名“Stinkpot”即源于此特性。

Lineage: Turtles and Tortoises (TESTUDINES) > Cryptodira (CRYPTODIRA) > Durocryptodira (DUROCRYPTODIRA) > Snapping Turtles Superfamily (CHELYDROIDEA) > Mud and Musk Turtles (KINOSTERNIDAE) > Mud Turtles Subfamily (KINOSTERNINAE) > Musk Turtles (Sternotherus) > Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus). This path helps place the taxon within its family, genus, or species-level context.