Apalone (American Softshells)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Apalone ferox

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Apalone spinifera

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~60%

May

~50%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see American Softshells

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 3 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 73 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~60%
	Florida Softshell Turtle			~60%
2	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~50%
	Florida Softshell Turtle			~50%
3	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~40%
	Florida Softshell Turtle			~40%
4	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~30%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			~30%
5	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	~10%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			~10%
6	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			~10%
7	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~30%
	Florida Softshell Turtle			~30%
2	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~30%
	Florida Softshell Turtle			~30%
3	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			~20%
4	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			~20%
5	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			~10%
6	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			~10%
7	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			~10%
8	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	~10%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			~10%
	Florida Softshell Turtle			<5%
9	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			~10%
10	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			~10%
11	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			~10%
12	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			~10%
13	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			~10%
14	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	~10%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			<5%
	Florida Softshell Turtle			<5%
15	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			~10%
16	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	<5%
	Florida Softshell Turtle			<5%
17	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 2	<5%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			<5%
18	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 2	<5%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			<5%
19	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			<5%
20	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Spiny Softshell Turtle			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
2	Shedd Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Antwerp Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
4	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
5	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
7	Zoofari	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
8	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Cape May County Park & Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Birmingham Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Dauphin Island Audubon Bird Sanctuary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Africam Safari	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
13	Zoológico de San Juan de Aragón	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
14	Zoo La Barben	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
15	Granby Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
16	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Caldwell Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Brevard Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	ZooTampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Gatorland	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Lisbon Zoo	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
22	Memphis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Zoológico Benito Juárez	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
24	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Zoológico la pastroa	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
26	San Antonio Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Cameron Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	El Paso Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Riverbanks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Naples Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	Zoológico Los Coyotes	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
32	Gladys Porter Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
33	Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Lincoln Children's Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Buin Zoo	🇨🇱 Chile	In captivity
36	Monterey Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Parque del pueblo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
38	North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	Palm Beach Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Reptile Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	Alameda Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
42	Turtle Bay Exploration Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
43	VigoNature	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
44	Sawgrass Nature Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	Unidad de Manejo Ambiental	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
46	The Seas with Nemo & Friends	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	Aquarium Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
48	Clyde Peeling's Reptiland	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Downtown Aquarium, Denver	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
50	Florida Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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American Softshells

Species in this group

Florida Softshell Turtle

Spiny Softshell Turtle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see American Softshells

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found