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==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
It is found primarily in the state of [[Florida]], but it also ranges to southern sections of [[South Carolina]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and [[Alabama]].<ref name=usgs>[http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=1273 ''Apalone ferox'' (Schneider, 1783).] USGS.</ref>
It is found primarily in the state of [[Florida]], but it also ranges to southern sections of [[Deez Nuts]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and [[Alabama]].<ref name=usgs>[http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=1273 ''Apalone ferox'' (Schneider, 1783).] USGS.</ref>
[[File:Soft-Shelled Turtle.JPG|thumb|left|Close-up]]
[[File:Soft-Shelled Turtle.JPG|thumb|left|Close-up]]

== Description ==
== Description ==
The Florida softshell turtle typically has a dark brown to olive green, leathery [[carapace]] with a white or cream-colored underside,<ref name=apalone/> which visually conceals young turtles from potential [[predator]]s.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6838752/Heron-tries-to-swallow-turtle-for-dinner.html Heron tries to swallow turtle for dinner.] [[Daily Telegraph]], 18 Dec 2009.</ref> It has a long neck and an elongated head with a long [[Snorkel (swimming)|snorkel-like]] nose. It is the largest softshell turtle in North America and one of the largest freshwater turtles there, as well (only the [[alligator snapping turtle]] averages considerably larger), reaching about {{convert|15|to|76|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length.<ref name=apalone/> The female is larger, with the average male reaching only about {{convert|35|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The female can weigh up to {{convert|20|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, with the record weight documented at {{convert|43.6|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name=iucn/><ref name= Meylan>Meylan, P. A., Schuler, R., & Moler, P. (2002). Spermatogenic cycle of the Florida softshell turtle, ''Apalone ferox''. Copeia, 2002(3), 779-786.</ref> Nesting adult females were found to average {{convert|6.65|kg|lb|abbr=on}} in weight, and measure {{convert|40.1|cm|in|abbr=on}} in carapace length and {{convert|30.1|cm|in|abbr=on}} in plastron length.<ref>Iverson, J. B., & Moler, P. E. (1997). The female reproductive cycle of the Florida softshell turtle (''Apalone ferox''). Journal of Herpetology, 399-409.</ref> In comparison, 127 males were found to average {{convert|2.68|kg|lb|abbr=on}} in weight and measure {{convert|22.75|cm|in|abbr=on}} in plastron length.<ref name= Meylan/> In comparison, the juvenile is olive-yellow with grey spots and yellow lines. Also, yellow and orange markings are found on the head and the plastron is gray. The markings disappear or fade as it ages.<ref name=apalone>[http://www.tortoise.org/archives/apalone.html ''Apalone''.] www.tortoise.org</ref>
The Florida softshell turtle typically has a dark brown to olive green, leathery [[carapace]] with a white or cream-colored underside,<ref name=apalone/> which visually conceals young turtles from potential [[predator]]s.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6838752/Heron-tries-to-swallow-turtle-for-dinner.html Heron tries to swallow turtle for dinner.] [[Daily Telegraph]], 18 Dec 2009.</ref> It has a long neck and an elongated head with a long [[Snorkel (swimming)|snorkel-like]] nose. It is the largest softshell turtle in North America and one of the largest freshwater turtles there, as well (only the [[alligator snapping turtle]] averages considerably larger), reaching about {{convert|15|to|76|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length.<ref name=apalone/> The female is larger, with the average male reaching only about {{convert|35|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The female can weigh up to {{convert|20|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, with the record weight documented at {{convert|43.6|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name=iucn/><ref name= Meylan>Meylan, P. A., Schuler, R., & Moler, P. (2002). Spermatogenic cycle of the Florida softshell turtle, ''Apalone ferox''. Copeia, 2002(3), 779-786.</ref> Nesting adult females were found to average {{convert|6.65|kg|lb|abbr=on}} in weight, and measure {{convert|40.1|cm|in|abbr=on}} in carapace length and {{convert|30.1|cm|in|abbr=on}} in plastron length.<ref>Iverson, J. B., & Moler, P. E. (1997). The female reproductive cycle of the Florida softshell turtle (''Apalone ferox''). Journal of Herpetology, 399-409.</ref> In comparison, 127 males were found to average {{convert|2.68|kg|lb|abbr=on}} in weight and measure {{convert|22.75|cm|in|abbr=on}} in plastron length.<ref name= Meylan/> In comparison, the juvenile is olive-yellow with grey spots and yellow lines. Also, yellow and orange markings are found on the head and the plastron is gray. The markings disappear or fade as it ages.<ref name=apalone>[http://www.tortoise.org/archives/apalone.html ''Apalone''.] www.tortoise.org</ref>

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'{{Taxobox | image = Floridasoftshellturtle-cropped.jpg | status = LC | status_system = iucn3.1 | status_ref=<ref name=iucn>van Dijk, P. P. 2011. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/165597/0 ''Apalone ferox''.] In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 21 July 2013.</ref> | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]] | ordo = [[Testudines]] | subordo = [[Cryptodira]] | familia = [[Trionychidae]] | genus = ''[[Apalone]]'' | species = '''''A. ferox''''' | binomial = ''Apalone ferox'' | binomial_authority = ([[Johann Gottlob Schneider|Schneider]], 1783) <!--| synonyms = ''Testudo ferox'' [[Johann Gottlob Schneider|Schneider]], 1783<br>''Testudo mollis'' [[Bernard Germain de Lacépède|Lacépède]], 1788<br>''Testudo ferox verrucosa'' [[Johann David Schoepf|Schoepff]], 1795<br>''Testudo bartrami'' [[François Marie Daudin|Daudin]], 1802<br>''Trionyx carinatus'' [[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire]], 1809<br>''Trionyx georgianus'' [[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire]], 1809<br>''Trionyx ferox'' - [[August Friedrich Schweigger|Schweigger]], 1812<br>''Trionyx brogniarti'' [[August Friedrich Schweigger|Schweigger]], 1812<br>''Aspidonectes ferox'' - [[Johann Georg Wagler|Wagler]], 1830<br>''Aspidonectes carinatus'' - [[Johann Georg Wagler|Wagler]], 1830<br>''Trionyx harlani'' [[Thomas Bell (zoologist)|Bell]], 1835<br>''Platypeltis ferox'' - [[Leopold Fitzinger|Fitzinger]], 1843<br>''Amyda ferox'' - Allen, 1932<br>''Apalone ferox'' - Meylan, 1987 <ref>The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>--> | synonyms = * ''Testudo ferox'' <small>Schneider, 1783</small> * ''Testudo mollis'' <small>[[Bernard Germain de Lacépède|Lacépède]], 1788</small> * ''Testudo bartrami'' <small>[[François Marie Daudin|Daudin]], 1801</small> * ''Emydes ferox'' <small>&ndash; [[Alexandre Brongniart|Brongniart]], 1805</small> * ''Chelys bartramii'' <small>[[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire]], 1809</small> ''([[ex errore]])'' * ''Trionyx carinatus'' <small>Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809</small> * ''Trionyx georgianus'' <small>Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809</small> * ''Trionyx georgicus'' <small>Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809</small> * ''Trionyx brongniarti'' <small>[[August Friedrich Schweigger|Schweigger]], 1812</small> * ''Trionyx ferox'' <small>&ndash; Schweigger, 1812</small> * ''Amyda ferox'' <small>&ndash; [[Lorenz Oken|Oken]], 1816</small> * ''Trionix ferox'' <small>&ndash; [[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1825</small> * ''Aspidonectes carinatus'' <small>&ndash; [[Johann Georg Wagler|Wagler]], 1830</small> * ''Aspidonectes ferox'' <small>&ndash; Wagler, 1830</small> * ''Trionyx bartrami'' <small>&ndash; [[John Eatton LeConte|LeConte]], 1830</small> * ''Testudo brongniartii'' <small>Gray, 1831</small> ''(ex errore)'' * ''Mesodeca bartrami'' <small>&ndash; [[Constantine Samuel Rafinesque|Rafinesque]], 1832</small> * ''Testudo bartramii'' <small>&ndash; [[André Marie Constant Duméril|A.M.C. Duméril]] & [[Gabriel Bibron|Bibron]], 1835</small> * ''Trionyx brongnartii'' <small>A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835</small> ''(ex errore)'' * ''Trionyx harlani'' <small>[[Thomas Bell (zoologist)|Bell]], 1835</small> * ''Platypeltis ferox'' <small>&ndash; [[Leopold Fitzinger|Fitzinger]], 1843</small> * ''Aspenodectes ferox'' <small>&ndash; LeConte, 1854</small> * ''Platypeltis brongnartii'' <small>&ndash; [[Oliver Perry Hay|O.P. Hay]], 1903</small> * ''Platypeltis erox'' <small>O.P. Hay, 1903</small> ''(ex errore)'' * ''Amyda ferox ferox'' <small>&ndash; [[Wilfred T. Neill|Neill]], 1951</small> * ''Trionyx ferox ferox'' <small>&ndash; [[Karl Patterson Schmidt|Schmidt]], 1953</small> * ''Apalone ferox'' <small>&ndash; Meylan, 1987</small> * ''Trionix feroz'' <small>Richard, 1999</small> ''(ex errore)'' | synonyms_ref=<ref name=fritz>{{Cite journal | journal = Vertebrate Zoology | title = Checklist of Chelonians of the World | year = 2007 | author = Fritz, U. |author2=P. Havaš | volume = 57 | issue = 2 | pages = 305–306 | id = ISSN 18640-5755 | url = http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5v20ztMND | archivedate = 2010-12-17|accessdate = 29 May 2012 }}</ref> }} [[File:Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox).jpg|thumb|Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox) close up]] The '''Florida softshell turtle''' (''Apalone ferox'') is a [[species]] of [[Trionychidae|softshell]] [[turtle]] native to the [[Southeastern United States]]. ==Geographic range== It is found primarily in the state of [[Florida]], but it also ranges to southern sections of [[South Carolina]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and [[Alabama]].<ref name=usgs>[http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=1273 ''Apalone ferox'' (Schneider, 1783).] USGS.</ref> [[File:Soft-Shelled Turtle.JPG|thumb|left|Close-up]] == Description == The Florida softshell turtle typically has a dark brown to olive green, leathery [[carapace]] with a white or cream-colored underside,<ref name=apalone/> which visually conceals young turtles from potential [[predator]]s.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6838752/Heron-tries-to-swallow-turtle-for-dinner.html Heron tries to swallow turtle for dinner.] [[Daily Telegraph]], 18 Dec 2009.</ref> It has a long neck and an elongated head with a long [[Snorkel (swimming)|snorkel-like]] nose. It is the largest softshell turtle in North America and one of the largest freshwater turtles there, as well (only the [[alligator snapping turtle]] averages considerably larger), reaching about {{convert|15|to|76|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length.<ref name=apalone/> The female is larger, with the average male reaching only about {{convert|35|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The female can weigh up to {{convert|20|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, with the record weight documented at {{convert|43.6|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name=iucn/><ref name= Meylan>Meylan, P. A., Schuler, R., & Moler, P. (2002). Spermatogenic cycle of the Florida softshell turtle, ''Apalone ferox''. Copeia, 2002(3), 779-786.</ref> Nesting adult females were found to average {{convert|6.65|kg|lb|abbr=on}} in weight, and measure {{convert|40.1|cm|in|abbr=on}} in carapace length and {{convert|30.1|cm|in|abbr=on}} in plastron length.<ref>Iverson, J. B., & Moler, P. E. (1997). The female reproductive cycle of the Florida softshell turtle (''Apalone ferox''). Journal of Herpetology, 399-409.</ref> In comparison, 127 males were found to average {{convert|2.68|kg|lb|abbr=on}} in weight and measure {{convert|22.75|cm|in|abbr=on}} in plastron length.<ref name= Meylan/> In comparison, the juvenile is olive-yellow with grey spots and yellow lines. Also, yellow and orange markings are found on the head and the plastron is gray. The markings disappear or fade as it ages.<ref name=apalone>[http://www.tortoise.org/archives/apalone.html ''Apalone''.] www.tortoise.org</ref> == Behavior == The turtle is almost entirely aquatic, only emerging from the water to bask or to lay [[egg (biology)|eggs]].<ref name=apalone/> It prefers the still waters of ponds, streams, lakes, and swamps. Like all softshells, it is very fast-moving in water and on land.<ref name=apalone/> This species is carnivorous, consuming fish, insects, crustaceans, and molluscs. It may also scavenge.<ref name=iucn/> ==Ecology== [[Alligator]]s have been known to prey on the adult turtle. [[Bird of prey|Raptors]] may take juveniles. Nest predators include the [[fish crow]], foxes, raccoons, and skunks.<ref name=iucn/> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Apalone&species=ferox&search_param=%28%28genus%3D%27Apalone%27%29%29 ''Apalone ferox''], The Reptile Database {{commons category|Apalone ferox}} {{Trionychidae}} [[Category:Apalone]] [[Category:Fauna of the Southeastern United States|Turtle, Florida Softshell]] [[Category:Animals described in 1783]]'
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'{{Taxobox | image = Floridasoftshellturtle-cropped.jpg | status = LC | status_system = iucn3.1 | status_ref=<ref name=iucn>van Dijk, P. P. 2011. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/165597/0 ''Apalone ferox''.] In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 21 July 2013.</ref> | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]] | ordo = [[Testudines]] | subordo = [[Cryptodira]] | familia = [[Trionychidae]] | genus = ''[[Apalone]]'' | species = '''''A. ferox''''' | binomial = ''Apalone ferox'' | binomial_authority = ([[Johann Gottlob Schneider|Schneider]], 1783) <!--| synonyms = ''Testudo ferox'' [[Johann Gottlob Schneider|Schneider]], 1783<br>''Testudo mollis'' [[Bernard Germain de Lacépède|Lacépède]], 1788<br>''Testudo ferox verrucosa'' [[Johann David Schoepf|Schoepff]], 1795<br>''Testudo bartrami'' [[François Marie Daudin|Daudin]], 1802<br>''Trionyx carinatus'' [[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire]], 1809<br>''Trionyx georgianus'' [[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire]], 1809<br>''Trionyx ferox'' - [[August Friedrich Schweigger|Schweigger]], 1812<br>''Trionyx brogniarti'' [[August Friedrich Schweigger|Schweigger]], 1812<br>''Aspidonectes ferox'' - [[Johann Georg Wagler|Wagler]], 1830<br>''Aspidonectes carinatus'' - [[Johann Georg Wagler|Wagler]], 1830<br>''Trionyx harlani'' [[Thomas Bell (zoologist)|Bell]], 1835<br>''Platypeltis ferox'' - [[Leopold Fitzinger|Fitzinger]], 1843<br>''Amyda ferox'' - Allen, 1932<br>''Apalone ferox'' - Meylan, 1987 <ref>The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>--> | synonyms = * ''Testudo ferox'' <small>Schneider, 1783</small> * ''Testudo mollis'' <small>[[Bernard Germain de Lacépède|Lacépède]], 1788</small> * ''Testudo bartrami'' <small>[[François Marie Daudin|Daudin]], 1801</small> * ''Emydes ferox'' <small>&ndash; [[Alexandre Brongniart|Brongniart]], 1805</small> * ''Chelys bartramii'' <small>[[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire]], 1809</small> ''([[ex errore]])'' * ''Trionyx carinatus'' <small>Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809</small> * ''Trionyx georgianus'' <small>Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809</small> * ''Trionyx georgicus'' <small>Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809</small> * ''Trionyx brongniarti'' <small>[[August Friedrich Schweigger|Schweigger]], 1812</small> * ''Trionyx ferox'' <small>&ndash; Schweigger, 1812</small> * ''Amyda ferox'' <small>&ndash; [[Lorenz Oken|Oken]], 1816</small> * ''Trionix ferox'' <small>&ndash; [[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1825</small> * ''Aspidonectes carinatus'' <small>&ndash; [[Johann Georg Wagler|Wagler]], 1830</small> * ''Aspidonectes ferox'' <small>&ndash; Wagler, 1830</small> * ''Trionyx bartrami'' <small>&ndash; [[John Eatton LeConte|LeConte]], 1830</small> * ''Testudo brongniartii'' <small>Gray, 1831</small> ''(ex errore)'' * ''Mesodeca bartrami'' <small>&ndash; [[Constantine Samuel Rafinesque|Rafinesque]], 1832</small> * ''Testudo bartramii'' <small>&ndash; [[André Marie Constant Duméril|A.M.C. Duméril]] & [[Gabriel Bibron|Bibron]], 1835</small> * ''Trionyx brongnartii'' <small>A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835</small> ''(ex errore)'' * ''Trionyx harlani'' <small>[[Thomas Bell (zoologist)|Bell]], 1835</small> * ''Platypeltis ferox'' <small>&ndash; [[Leopold Fitzinger|Fitzinger]], 1843</small> * ''Aspenodectes ferox'' <small>&ndash; LeConte, 1854</small> * ''Platypeltis brongnartii'' <small>&ndash; [[Oliver Perry Hay|O.P. Hay]], 1903</small> * ''Platypeltis erox'' <small>O.P. Hay, 1903</small> ''(ex errore)'' * ''Amyda ferox ferox'' <small>&ndash; [[Wilfred T. Neill|Neill]], 1951</small> * ''Trionyx ferox ferox'' <small>&ndash; [[Karl Patterson Schmidt|Schmidt]], 1953</small> * ''Apalone ferox'' <small>&ndash; Meylan, 1987</small> * ''Trionix feroz'' <small>Richard, 1999</small> ''(ex errore)'' | synonyms_ref=<ref name=fritz>{{Cite journal | journal = Vertebrate Zoology | title = Checklist of Chelonians of the World | year = 2007 | author = Fritz, U. |author2=P. Havaš | volume = 57 | issue = 2 | pages = 305–306 | id = ISSN 18640-5755 | url = http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5v20ztMND | archivedate = 2010-12-17|accessdate = 29 May 2012 }}</ref> }} [[File:Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox).jpg|thumb|Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox) close up]] The '''Florida softshell turtle''' (''Apalone ferox'') is a [[species]] of [[Trionychidae|softshell]] [[turtle]] native to the [[Southeastern United States]]. ==Geographic range== It is found primarily in the state of [[Florida]], but it also ranges to southern sections of [[Deez Nuts]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and [[Alabama]].<ref name=usgs>[http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=1273 ''Apalone ferox'' (Schneider, 1783).] USGS.</ref> [[File:Soft-Shelled Turtle.JPG|thumb|left|Close-up]] == Description == The Florida softshell turtle typically has a dark brown to olive green, leathery [[carapace]] with a white or cream-colored underside,<ref name=apalone/> which visually conceals young turtles from potential [[predator]]s.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6838752/Heron-tries-to-swallow-turtle-for-dinner.html Heron tries to swallow turtle for dinner.] [[Daily Telegraph]], 18 Dec 2009.</ref> It has a long neck and an elongated head with a long [[Snorkel (swimming)|snorkel-like]] nose. It is the largest softshell turtle in North America and one of the largest freshwater turtles there, as well (only the [[alligator snapping turtle]] averages considerably larger), reaching about {{convert|15|to|76|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length.<ref name=apalone/> The female is larger, with the average male reaching only about {{convert|35|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The female can weigh up to {{convert|20|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, with the record weight documented at {{convert|43.6|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name=iucn/><ref name= Meylan>Meylan, P. A., Schuler, R., & Moler, P. (2002). Spermatogenic cycle of the Florida softshell turtle, ''Apalone ferox''. Copeia, 2002(3), 779-786.</ref> Nesting adult females were found to average {{convert|6.65|kg|lb|abbr=on}} in weight, and measure {{convert|40.1|cm|in|abbr=on}} in carapace length and {{convert|30.1|cm|in|abbr=on}} in plastron length.<ref>Iverson, J. B., & Moler, P. E. (1997). The female reproductive cycle of the Florida softshell turtle (''Apalone ferox''). Journal of Herpetology, 399-409.</ref> In comparison, 127 males were found to average {{convert|2.68|kg|lb|abbr=on}} in weight and measure {{convert|22.75|cm|in|abbr=on}} in plastron length.<ref name= Meylan/> In comparison, the juvenile is olive-yellow with grey spots and yellow lines. Also, yellow and orange markings are found on the head and the plastron is gray. The markings disappear or fade as it ages.<ref name=apalone>[http://www.tortoise.org/archives/apalone.html ''Apalone''.] www.tortoise.org</ref> == Behavior == The turtle is almost entirely aquatic, only emerging from the water to bask or to lay [[egg (biology)|eggs]].<ref name=apalone/> It prefers the still waters of ponds, streams, lakes, and swamps. Like all softshells, it is very fast-moving in water and on land.<ref name=apalone/> This species is carnivorous, consuming fish, insects, crustaceans, and molluscs. It may also scavenge.<ref name=iucn/> ==Ecology== [[Alligator]]s have been known to prey on the adult turtle. [[Bird of prey|Raptors]] may take juveniles. Nest predators include the [[fish crow]], foxes, raccoons, and skunks.<ref name=iucn/> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Apalone&species=ferox&search_param=%28%28genus%3D%27Apalone%27%29%29 ''Apalone ferox''], The Reptile Database {{commons category|Apalone ferox}} {{Trionychidae}} [[Category:Apalone]] [[Category:Fauna of the Southeastern United States|Turtle, Florida Softshell]] [[Category:Animals described in 1783]]'
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'@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ ==Geographic range== -It is found primarily in the state of [[Florida]], but it also ranges to southern sections of [[South Carolina]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and [[Alabama]].<ref name=usgs>[http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=1273 ''Apalone ferox'' (Schneider, 1783).] USGS.</ref> +It is found primarily in the state of [[Florida]], but it also ranges to southern sections of [[Deez Nuts]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and [[Alabama]].<ref name=usgs>[http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=1273 ''Apalone ferox'' (Schneider, 1783).] USGS.</ref> [[File:Soft-Shelled Turtle.JPG|thumb|left|Close-up]] + == Description == The Florida softshell turtle typically has a dark brown to olive green, leathery [[carapace]] with a white or cream-colored underside,<ref name=apalone/> which visually conceals young turtles from potential [[predator]]s.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6838752/Heron-tries-to-swallow-turtle-for-dinner.html Heron tries to swallow turtle for dinner.] [[Daily Telegraph]], 18 Dec 2009.</ref> It has a long neck and an elongated head with a long [[Snorkel (swimming)|snorkel-like]] nose. It is the largest softshell turtle in North America and one of the largest freshwater turtles there, as well (only the [[alligator snapping turtle]] averages considerably larger), reaching about {{convert|15|to|76|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length.<ref name=apalone/> The female is larger, with the average male reaching only about {{convert|35|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The female can weigh up to {{convert|20|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, with the record weight documented at {{convert|43.6|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name=iucn/><ref name= Meylan>Meylan, P. A., Schuler, R., & Moler, P. (2002). Spermatogenic cycle of the Florida softshell turtle, ''Apalone ferox''. Copeia, 2002(3), 779-786.</ref> Nesting adult females were found to average {{convert|6.65|kg|lb|abbr=on}} in weight, and measure {{convert|40.1|cm|in|abbr=on}} in carapace length and {{convert|30.1|cm|in|abbr=on}} in plastron length.<ref>Iverson, J. B., & Moler, P. E. (1997). The female reproductive cycle of the Florida softshell turtle (''Apalone ferox''). Journal of Herpetology, 399-409.</ref> In comparison, 127 males were found to average {{convert|2.68|kg|lb|abbr=on}} in weight and measure {{convert|22.75|cm|in|abbr=on}} in plastron length.<ref name= Meylan/> In comparison, the juvenile is olive-yellow with grey spots and yellow lines. Also, yellow and orange markings are found on the head and the plastron is gray. The markings disappear or fade as it ages.<ref name=apalone>[http://www.tortoise.org/archives/apalone.html ''Apalone''.] www.tortoise.org</ref> '
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