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AKA the Gulf Soft Shelled Turtle. A long term invasive species found in the American Southwest, the probable result of escape from an aquaculture pond, taking place in New Mexico around 1900. Since then, The species has spread by natural means throughout the Colorado-Gila river system into the states of Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and California. There are primary predators, occasionally utilizing plants to meet their needs.
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