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Unnamed spotting

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.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago
Eastern Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera spinifera Eastern Spiny Softshell | Missouri Department of Conservation


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2 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 9 years ago

Moved to the Reptiles category.

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

Please change the category to reptiles and remove from the amphibians of the world mission. Turtles are reptiles, not amphibians.

Missouri, USA

Spotted on Sep 7, 2014
Submitted on Jan 23, 2015

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