Description: The loggerhead musk turtle is a small species of turtle that only reaches 14 cm in carapace length. The head is proportionally large, especially in adults. Males have a long, spine tipped tail and rough patches on the inner surface of the thigh. The one specimen allegedly captured on Guam had extensive light stripes on the head and neck suggesting it belonged to the subspecies K. m. peltifer
Biology: Within its native range, this is a thoroughly aquatic species of turtle. Adults feed predominantly upon mollusks though fish, insects, crayfish, and aquatic plants may also be consumed
Distribution: This species is native to the southeastern United States. On Guam a man was selling an individual of this species. When questioned about its origin, he replied that he had captured it in a shrimp trap in a “creek near Nimitz Hill”. Subsequent extensive surveys by the author failed to locate additional individuals.