Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Spiny Softshell Turtle

Trionychidae

Description:

Soft shell and a long nose. They bury themselves in the sand to blend in and hide from predators.

Habitat:

Along the brazos river in Texas buried in the sand in a small pool of water.

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

No Comments

CaliforniaSpencer
Spotted by
CaliforniaSpencer

Glen Rose, Texas, USA

Spotted on May 24, 2013
Submitted on May 24, 2013

Related Spottings

Soft-shelled Turtle Softshell turtle Soft-shell turtle Florida softshell turtle

Nearby Spottings

Spotting Bluebird nest Red mulberry Lazy daisy

Reference

Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team