Spiny soft shell - TEXAS TURTLES
Texas spiny soft-shell turtles occur in the Pecos and Rio Grande river systems. The light border on the carapace is 4-5 times wider at the rear than the sides. Females reach a straight carapace length of 45 cm (17.7") and males 22.7 cm (8.9").
Smooth soft shell - TEXAS TURTLES
SMOOTH SOFT-SHELL TURTLE (Apalone mutica), (LE SUEUR, 1827) Females grow to almost twice the size of males with a carapace length of 7-14 inches (17.8-35.5 cm). Adult males have a carapace length of 5-7 inches (12.7-17.8 cm). The low profile carapace is covered in a leathery skin without tubercles or spines.
14 Types of Turtles in Texas (With Pictures) - Wildlife Informer
The Texas spiny softshell turtle is a type of freshwater turtle that you can find in rivers and streams across western Texas. Their appearance is flat, similar to a pancake with a soft leathery shell. Spiny softshell turtles can breathe underwater using their skin as well as their lungs.
Native Turtles of Texas (with Pictures) – TurtleOwner.com
Texas is home to 30 turtle species. In this article I am going to take a closer look at each species and cover a few basic things about them, things like the appearance, lifespan, how big it can get, diet, where it lives, conservation status, and reproduction. Quick list of the native turtles of Texas: Alligator Snapping Turtle Macroclemys ...
Meet Texas’s Strangest Turtle - Texas Monthly
Spiny softshell turtles are delightfully strange. Their snorkel-like snout, pinprick eyes, and fat feet appear to be borrowed from a fantastical anime character. The Texas spiny softshell...
All The 26 Types of Texas Turtles (ID Guide and Photos) - Outforia
2022年8月21日 · These turtles don’t have a hard shell. Instead, they have a soft shell that looks like leathery pancakes. In addition, the species have a dark gray hue with stripes running behind their eyes and snouts. The Midland Smooth Softshell turtles are mostly active during the day and rely on the shallow sand for sleep and breeding.
Texas Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera emoryi) - Species Profile
Identification: Like most trionychids (softshell turtles), Apalone spinifera emoryi lacks a hard shell and has a round, flattened, leathery carapace (upper shell). This turtle has a long neck and a snorkel-like, elongated snout with large nostrils containing ridges that extend from each septum (Figure 1; Webb, 1973; Gibbs et al., 2007).
Texas spiny softshell turtle - Wikipedia
The Texas spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera emoryi) is a subspecies of the spiny softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The subspecies is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northeastern Mexico .
The Texas Spiny Softshell Turtle | Wetlands Park Friends
2022年8月27日 · Though very common at Clark County Wetlands Park, Texas spiny softshells are not native to the Colorado River system or to the Park. Their native range includes the Rio Grande and Pecos River drainages of Texas and New Mexico north of the Gulf of Mexico.
Texas spiny softshell turtle - Facts, Diet, Habitat ... - Animalia
The Texas spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera emoryi) is a subspecies of the spiny softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The subspecies is native to the south-western United States. The subspecific name, emoryi, is in honor of United States …