Specimen Information

Apalone spinifera spinifera
Apalone spinifera spinifera
(Eastern Spiny Softshell)
Reptiles-Turtles
Native Transplant

Specimen ID115602
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusApalone
Speciesspinifera
Subspeciesspinifera
Common NameEastern Spiny Softshell
StateNJ
CountyCumberland
LocalityMaurice River system
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameCohansey-Maurice
HUC8 Number02040206
Map
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Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:700
Author:Conant, R., and J.T. Collins.
Date:1991
Title:A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America.
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Co, Boston.
Volume:12
Pages:450 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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