Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1467930
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusApalone
Speciesspinifera
Common NameSpiny Softshell
StateCO
CountyDenver
LocalityGarfield Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper South Platte
HUC8 Number10190002
HUC10 NameCity of Lakewood-South Platte River
HUC10 Number1019000209
HUC12 Name101900020904
HUC12 Number101900020904
Map
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Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaydispersed | released pet
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12179
Author:Livo, L.J., G.A. Hammerson, and H.M. Smith
Date:1998
Title:Summary of Amphibians and Reptiles Introduced into Colorado.
Journal:Northwestern Naturalist
Volume:79
Issue:1
Pages:1-11
CommentsGarfield Lake record may represent either an introduced individual or a natural dispersal.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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