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title: "Smooth Softshell"
description: "Apalone mutica — Gady. The smooth softshell turtle (Apalone mutica) is a species of North American softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/smooth-softshell
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Smooth Softshell

> Apalone mutica — Gady. The smooth softshell turtle (Apalone mutica) is a species of North American softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae.

- Scientific name: *Apalone mutica*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 668
- Wikidata: [Q2415095](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2415095)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39563](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39563)

## Names

- en: Smooth Softshell
- de: Glatte Weichschildkröte
- es: Tortuga de caparazón blando lisa
- nl: Gladranddrieklauw

## Countries with the most observations

US (547)

## Summary

The smooth softshell turtle (Apalone mutica) is a species of North American softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. This freshwater species is endemic to the United States, where it inhabits the Mississippi River system, along with other adjoining waterways that empty into the Gulf of Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth_softshell_turtle

## Photo

![Smooth Softshell](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/smooth-softshell/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94676069

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/smooth-softshell?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).