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Florida Softshell Turtle
Apalone ferox
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Spiny SoftshellApalone spinifera
Common Snapping TurtleChelydra serpentina
Pond SliderTrachemys scripta
Chinese Softshell TurtlePelodiscus sinensis
Florida Red-bellied CooterPseudemys nelsoni
Gopher TortoiseGopherus polyphemus
Peninsular CooterPseudemys peninsularis
Smooth SoftshellApalone mutica
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 11,766 |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 499 |
| Alabama | 449 |
| South Carolina | 111 |
| California | 107 |
| Mississippi | 83 |
| Texas | 17 |
| China | 16 |
| Oklahoma | 15 |
| Louisiana | 12 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Turtles and Tortoises · Testudines |
| Family | Softshell and Flapshell Turtles · Trionychidae |
| Genus | American Softshells · Apalone |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Florida Softshell Turtle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.