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Spiny Softshell

Apalone spinifera

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 703, February 672, March 764, April 1,450, May 888, June 461, July 388, August 400, September 475, October 506, November 660, December 639.
United States20,230
Texas6,545
Canada2,069
Ontario2,057
Michigan913
Ohio862
Illinois847
California784
Minnesota575
Georgia487

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderTurtles and Tortoises · Testudines
FamilySoftshell and Flapshell Turtles · Trionychidae
GenusAmerican Softshells · Apalone

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