Description of a New Softshell Turtle from the Southeastern United States

"Description of a New Softshell Turtle from the Southeastern United States" by Robert G. Webb is a late twentieth-century scientific work that carefully studies a newly discovered softshell turtle, "Trionyx muticus calvatus", from rivers near the Gulf Coast. It works to understand the different kinds of life in the southeastern U.S. Webb explains in detail what makes this turtle unique by looking closely at the shapes and sizes of different examples found in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida. He looks at things like spot patterns on the turtle's back and the shape of its nose and shell, which helps tell this turtle apart from others. The publication includes facts, dimensions, where these animals live, and how they are similar or different from related turtles, adding useful information to the study of reptiles and how freshwater turtles are classified in North America.