Pallid spiny softshell turtle

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Trionychidae
Genus: Apalone
Species:
A. spinifera
Subspecies:
A. s. pallida
Trinomial name
Apalone spinifera pallida
(Webb, 1962)
Synonyms[2]
  • Trionyx spinifer pallidus Webb, 1962
  • Trionyx pallidus Pritchard, 1967
  • Trionyx spiniferus pallidus Pritchard, 1967
  • Apalone spinifera pallida Ernst & Barbour, 1989
  • Apalone spinifera pallidus Stubbs, 1989

The pallid spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera pallida) is a subspecies of spiny softshell turtle native to the U.S. states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas.[3] It was first described by Robert G. Webb in 1962.[4]

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (1 December 2023). "Apalone spinifera pallida". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). pp. 306–310. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  3. ↑ Daniel, W.M.; Morningstar, C. (1 March 2019) [Peer reviewed on 1 March 2019]. "Apalone spinifera pallida (Webb, 1962)". Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Apalone spinifera pallida (Webb, 1962)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
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