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Florida Softshelled Turtle

Apalone ferox

Photo by Rosa Maria
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This is the largest of the New World softshelled turtles and has most of the Old World characteristics. They start to nest between March to July.

Habitat:

Picture was taken at the Orlando Wetlands Park in Christmas, FL.

Notes:

It is possibly a female looking for a place to lay her eggs.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
beaker98
Whoa! Looks like a pretty big one! Nice capture.

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Turtles of the Southeast U.S.
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Herpetofauna of Florida
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PublishedApril 25, 2014

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