When the flattened musk turtle was proposed for the threatened-species list in the late 1980s, the Alabama congressional delegation claimed the listing would cause the loss of 35, 000 coal-mining jobs and more than $ 1 billion in wages.
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When the flattened musk turtle was proposed for the threatened-species list in the late 1980s, for example, the Alabama congressional delegation claimed the listing would cause the loss of 35, 000 coal-mining jobs and more than $ 1 billion in wages.
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Land turtles and tortoises found throughout most of the Eastern United States are the common snapping turtle, painted turtle, spotted turtle, diamondback terrapin, spiny softshell turtle, eastern mud turtle, northern red-bellied cooter, common musk turtle, eastern box turtle, and the yellow-and red-eared slider.
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While common species in the northeast include Blanding's turtle, wood turtle, and bog turtle, common species in the southeastern U . S . include gopher tortoise, pond slider, Escambia map turtle, Barbour's map turtle, eastern river cooter, striped mud turtle, loggerhead musk turtle, and the Florida softshell turtle.
