Smooth Softshell
Apalone mutica
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Reptiles
The smooth softshell turtle is a species of North American softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. This freshwater species is endemic to the United States, where it inhabits the Mississippi River system, along with other adjoining waterways that empty into the Gulf of Mexico.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Trionychidae
- Genus
- Apalone