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Florida turtles identification. The florida softshell turtle is a large turtle with a flattened pancake like body a long neck an elongated head with a long snorkel like nose and large webbed feet each with three claws. North atlantic green sea turtle nests increased from 464 nests on florida beaches in 1989 to 39 000 in 2017 after being protected in 1978. 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. Florida red bellied cooter pseudemys nelsoni common box turtle terrapene carolina common slider trachemys scripta kinosternidae mud and musk turtles.
The shell is nearly round rather than heart shaped as with the other sea turtle species. Four species of mud turtles and musk turtles can also be found in most areas of florida. The florida softshell turtle has a flat body long neck an elongated head and a snorkel like nose. Non native in florida keys apalone mutica le sueur 1827 smooth softshell apalone mutica calvata webb 1959 gulf coast smooth softshell apalone spinifera le sueur 1827 spiny softshell apalone spinifera aspera agassiz 1857 gulf coast spiny softshell.
The total statewide population increased from 62 known. Striped mud turtle kinosternon baurii eastern mud turtle kinosternon subrubrum loggerhead musk turtle sternotherus minor. As with most aquatic turtles the florida softshell turtle has webbed feet. It has the darkest carapace of softshell turtle species endemic to florida and whitish cream plastron.
Florida is home to 34 turtle species. Several varieties of box turtle as well as the gopher tortoise. More than 30 species of turtle call florida home and while the majority are primarily aquatic a handful go about their business mostly on land. They are best known as small less than six inch shells nondescript turtles.
Remaining number with state bridge inframarginal scute number 4 2 3 1 bridge inguinal scutes developed absent 1 poorly 1 well 1 bridge width 1 2 or more of abdominal shield 1. These slow moving long lived reptiles face major challenges in the sunshine state from collection for the pet trade road mortality and.
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