Florida softshell turtle

Florida softshell turtle
	Florida softshell turtle ( Apalone ferox )
Systematics
Order :	Turtles (Testudinata)
Subordination :	Halsberger tortoises (Cryptodira)
Family :	Softshell turtles (Trionychidae)
Subfamily :	Common softshell turtles (Trionychinae)
Genre :	American softshell turtles ( Apalone )
Type :	Florida softshell turtle
Scientific name
	Apalone ferox
	( Schneider , 1783)

Florida softshell turtles hatchlings

The Florida softshell turtle ( Apalone ferox , Syn . : Trionyx ferox ), also known as the wild three -clawed turtle or bitter turtle , occurs in the US in the states of South Carolina , Georgia , Florida and Alabama . Their habitat is slowly flowing rivers with a muddy bottom. You also go in brackish water .

features

Their flat, oval back armor is brownish on top, the belly is whitish. There are some warts on the front edge. The head ends in a small, trunk-shaped nose. The lips are fleshy. A Y-shaped, yellow marking extends from the eyes to the tip of the nose and the long neck and the sides of the head are drawn with yellow lines, but these fade with age. The limbs have three sharp claws. The animals reach a size of 45 centimeters.

literature

Gerhard Müller: Turtles. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, ISBN 3-8001-7258-5 .

Web links

Commons : Florida Softshell Turtle ( Apalone ferox ) - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Apalone ferox in The Reptile Database

Apalone ferox inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: van Dijk, PP, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2013.