Stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 4
Distribution
The stinkpot ranges from Florida north to southern Ontario and Quebec, and west to Wisconsin and central Texas. In Canada, the species ranges from southern Ontario north to approximately 46˚ N (Fig. 1). Most sightings in Ontario have occurred along the southern edge of the Precambrian (Canadian) Shield (Fig. 1, figure2). The stinkpot has also been reported at various locations close to the edges of Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. The most northern locations were recorded in Hull and Pontiac counties, Quebec, just north of the Ottawa River (Fig. 1). These recent observations in Quebec have shown that the range in that province extends further north than previously thought (Chabot and St. Hilaire 1991).
Figure 1. North American range of the stinkpot, Sternotherus odoratus from Ernst et al., 1994
Figure 2. Locations of observations of the stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus) in Ontario from Oldham and Weller, 2000.
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