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Description:

Poto take in a mangrove area this small guy tray to cross the road so i give him a hand and cross it to the other side the shell was cover whit algae and all wet , so i can not see the patterns on it, this is a very common turtle in the area.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Gerardo Aizpuru
Thanks Ashish im not sure what species is the shell looks all black no marks but maybe because it just get out of the water.
Ashish
Amazing Black Shell one... Is this Black Soft-shelled...?

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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2012

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