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Field Notes

Description:

Juvenile Soft shelled turtle seen near the edge of the river. Diameter of the shell was only about 1.5 - 2 inches across.

Habitat:

Rocky bottomed river in southeast Missouri in a state park.

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Spiny Softshell

Apalone spinifera spinifera

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AshleyT
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Comments (2)
AshleyT
Please change the category to reptiles and remove from the amphibians of the world mission. Turtles are reptiles, not amphibians.

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PublishedJanuary 23, 2015

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