Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera)
A pair of spiny softshell turtles - probably the Texas subspecies (Apalone spinifera emoryi) which is only found near the Rio Grande - keeping a wary eye out for alligators in a pond in next to Estero Llano Lake in Weslaco, Texas. Large with a somewhat flexible, leathery shell, the spiny softshell turtle and all of it's subspecies can be found in most freshwater lakes, rivers and ponds where the water is clean and has a range from Southern Canada to Mexico in mostly the Eastern and Central part of the continent.
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Animalia, Apalone, Apalone spinifera, Apalone spinifera emoryi, Chordata, Cryptodira, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Hidalgo County, RGV, Reptilia, Rio Grande Valley, Testudines, Texas, Texas spiny softshell turtle, Trionychidae, Weslaco, animal, carapace, cold-blooded, color, fauna, freshwater, native, natural, nature, reptile, shell, softshell turtle, spiny softshell turtle, terrapin, vertebrate, wild, wildlife, winter
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