Spiny Softshell, Apalone spinifera (LeSueur 1827)

Deahn Donner; Donald J. Brown

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Spiny Softshell, Apalone spinifera (LeSueur 1827)

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Deahn Donner, Donald J. Brown

Year:

2024

Type:

Book Chapter

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Kapfer, Joshua M.; Brown, Donald J., eds. Amphibians and Reptiles of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, WI: 850-860.

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Abstract

The Spiny Softshell is one of two softshell turtles found in Wisconsin and is often found in the southern, western, and central portions of the state. It is a wary aquatic turtle with a narrow pointed snout, thin body, and relatively flat leathery shell.

Keywords

reptiles, turtles

Citation

Donner, Deahn M.; Brown, Donald J. 2022. Spiny Softshell, Apalone spinifera (LeSueur 1827). In: Kapfer, Joshua M.; Brown, Donald J., eds. Amphibians and Reptiles of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison WI: 850-860.