Apalone spinifera  (Spiny Softshell Turtle)

© Stanley Park Ecology Society (Photo ID #16280)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Stanley Park
Photographer	Stanley Park Ecology Society
Habitat	Wetland
Photo Date	August 23, 2011
Upload Date	February 27, 2012
Elevation (m)	0
Latitude	49.2958831787109
Longitude	-123.140312194824
Photo ID #	16280
Comments	This spiny softshell turtle sighting at Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park was confirmed by provincial wildlife experts. See the web page at: http://www.speciesatrisk.hat.bc.ca/western-painted-turtle/15-western-painted-turtle/non-native-turtles-found-in-bc/22-spiny-softshell-turtle