Specimen ID | 1710860 |
Group | Reptiles-Turtles |
Genus | Apalone |
Species | spinifera |
Common Name | Spiny Softshell |
State | NJ |
County | Ocean |
Locality | Turnmill Lake |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Mullica-Toms |
HUC8 Number | 02040301 |
HUC10 Name | Toms River |
HUC10 Number | 0204030103 |
HUC12 Name | Ridgeway Branch |
HUC12 Number | 020403010302 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 29 |
Collection Month | 5 |
Collection Year | 2022 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | released aquarium | dispersed |
Comments | Here are the photos: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119338664. Going down Hawkin rd, there is an open area with a short pathway to Turnmill Lake. On the shoreline there is an open area where the turtle was found burrowing in the sand. |
Record Type | NAS sighting report |
Verifier | Wesley Daniel (USGS) |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |