Giant musk turtle at Bronx zoo 2014-12-29

MagicYoung · 2 Jan 2015

Staurotypus triporcatus

ThylacineAlive · 9 Jan 2016

Actually Staurotypus salvinii. I know the zoo used to keep S. triporcatus but then they were replaced a few years ago by another species (which one escapes me atm) and then they were latter replaced by these guys.

~Thylo

MagicYoung · 3 Mar 2016

ThylacineAlive said:
Actually Staurotypus salvinii. I know the zoo used to keep S. triporcatus but then they were replaced a few years ago by another species (which one escapes me atm) and then they were latter replaced by these guys.

~Thylo

I just wonder how you tell the differences between them. I found a link(Difference between Staurotypus triporcatus and salvini - Turtle Identification - Turtle Forum) about their differences, but I still not sure which one it is.

ThylacineAlive · 3 Mar 2016

MagicYoung said:
I just wonder how you tell the differences between them. I found a link(Difference between Staurotypus triporcatus and salvini - Turtle Identification - Turtle Forum) about their differences, but I still not sure which one it is.

The animals are labeled as salvinii

At least they have been on all of my visits since they went on-exhibit.

And I remember the species they replaced now, it was the Red-Bellied Short-Necked Turtle, Emydura subglobosa.

~Thylo

Giant musk turtle at Bronx zoo 2014-12-29

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