softshell

Other turtles identified were 'softshell' (Apalone sp.) and snapping turtles (Chelydra sp.).

Superficially, 'softshells' can be distinguished by their dorsoventral compression, leathery shells, and elongate snout.

While hiking, canoeing, kayaking, or eating a picnic lunch, watch for Gulf Coast spiny 'softshell turtles' , loggerhead shrikes, pileated woodpeckers, Seminole bats, and spotted salamanders.

The Carettochelyidae are most closely related to the Trionychidae ( 'softshell turtles' ).

Additionally, we question whether it is possible for 'softshell turtles' to reach the Hudson River via the Erie Canal from Oneida Lake in a span of four years.