Record #:

30027

Author(s):

Mitchell, Joseph C.; Southwick, Ronald

Abstract:

The Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) is a wide-ranging species found throughout North Carolina and other states along the Atlantic Ocean. The first record of this species in Norfolk, Virginia was observed in 1991. The Virginia population may be related to the population based in Harnett County, North Carolina.

Source:

Brimleyana (NoCar QL 155 B75), Vol. Issue 18, June 1993, p99-102, bibl

Subject(s):

Turtles--North Carolina; Turtles; Reptile populations