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Spiny Softshell Turtle

Trionyx spiniferis

Photo by JohnReinsch
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Shell covered with soft leathery skin. Carapace olive to tan, with dark line around the rim of the shell.

Habitat:

Canal

Notes:

Viable breeding population established over 50 years ago.

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Photographed
PublishedMay 15, 2011

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