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Here's a turtle I've wanted to see for a long while - Chelus fimbriata, the Matamata, a sort of Amazonian snapping turtle, if you will. A young one, of perfect size for photography and just interesting and crazy-cool as a turtle could be. Have mercy. #TurtleTuesday #herps #nature #naturephotography

For #turtletuesday here are two young-of-the-year softshell turtles, found on the same stretch of sandbar back in 2017. Bottom is Apalone spinifera, the spiny softshell, and Apalone mutica, the smooth softshell, is on top. The differences between the two species are easy to look up, but I thought it was useful to get a shot of both together. The two may occupy the same river in some places, a sort of riparian brotherhood if you will. #herps #turtles #nature