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Apalone spinifera
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Authorship: LeSueur
Description & Notes
Collection Information
Field Number
[V. Mata-Silva (UTEP); Photo]
Records
it is the most common turtle in the Box Canyon of Rio Grande; observed there 7 August 2011 by V. Mata-Silva (UTEP).
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