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1R2A0002.jpg by Ben Bailey, on Flickr

This is a 100% crop of a photo I took at a local pond this morning. I can't figure out what this creature is. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Located in central Texas, USA.

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Sep 12, 2019 at 12:20 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Can anyone help me ID this creature?

What part of US? Baby gator, maybe?

Sep 12, 2019 at 01:40 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Can anyone help me ID this creature?

I added my location to the original post.

I'd love for it to be a gator but we don't have any around here that I'm aware of. It would be awesome though to have local gators.

Sep 12, 2019 at 01:50 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Can anyone help me ID this creature?

Maybe a Texas Spiny Softshell turtle? I'd say its definitely a turtle of some sort, and probably of the softshell variety.

Sep 12, 2019 at 02:05 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Can anyone help me ID this creature?

Looks like some sort of turtle to me.

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Sep 12, 2019 at 02:07 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Can anyone help me ID this creature?

A turtle is what I was leaning toward as well. I see them often, just not one that looks like this.

Sep 12, 2019 at 02:12 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Can anyone help me ID this creature?

Found this picture -

turtle

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Sep 12, 2019 at 02:47 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Can anyone help me ID this creature?

Thanks birdied.

Sep 12, 2019 at 02:51 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Can anyone help me ID this creature?

jeraldcook wrote:
Maybe a Texas Spiny Softshell turtle? I'd say its definitely a turtle of some sort, and probably of the softshell variety.

I agree. It is definitely not a gator of any age. Baby gators look like miniature big gators, a little slimmer but the same basic head design.

Sep 14, 2019 at 07:46 PM


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