Stephen King Gets Ancient Turtle Species Named After His Iconic Character

Even though Maturin is explicitly mentioned in Stephen King’s IT novels, the recent film adaptations did leave the interdimensional turtle out. This makes sense because it would have probably been hard to adapt that kind of character, but that doesn’t mean the film didn’t allude to his existence. There were numerous nods to Maturin in the films including a sticker, a statue, a Lego figure, and other Easter Eggs.

In any case, the Peltocephalus maturin may not be quite as powerful as the Stephen King turtle that it was named after. But it’s still one of the biggest freshwater turtles found, which is nothing to sneeze at. We’ll have to wait and see what else the researchers can find out about it.