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Archive for February 2023

Critter Corner No. 25 – The Spiny Softshell Turtle by George Sly

By George Sly | February 16, 2023 | 0

Previous Critter Corner episodes have discussed the common snapping turtle and red-eared slider.  Another interesting turtle species documented during the 2010 Biodiversity Survey at Goose Pond FWA is the eastern spiny softshell turtle. Softshell turtles are so-named because their carapace is covered by a thick, leathery skin rather than the large, keratinized scutes (scales) of…

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