| Specimen ID | 1469119 |
| Group | Reptiles-Turtles |
| Genus | Apalone |
| Species | spinifera |
| Common Name | Spiny Softshell |
| State | MA |
| County | Middlesex |
| Locality | Walden Pond |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Concord River |
| HUC8 Number | 01070005 |
| HUC10 Name | Sudbury River |
| HUC10 Number | 0107000501 |
| HUC12 Name | Hop Brook-Sudbury River |
| HUC12 Number | 010700050104 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 17 |
| Collection Month | 8 |
| Collection Year | 2018 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released pet |
| Status | unknown |
| Comments | It was sunning itself on the water's edge not far from some reeds and tall pond grasses.I found it in Walden Pond, one of only three locations these turtles have been spotted in MA. It definitely had the completely flat shell and very long thin snout. |
| Record Type | NAS sighting report |
| Verifier | Alexandra Patricia Mandell |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
