Guadalupe spiny softshell turtle

Guadalupe spiny softshell turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Apalone
Species:	A. spinifera
Subspecies:	A. s. guadalupensis
Trinomial name
	Apalone spinifera guadalupensis; (Webb, 1962)
Synonyms[1]
	Trionyx spinifer guadalupensis Webb, 1962; Trionyx spiniferus guadelupensis Pritchard, 1967 (ex errore); Trionyx spiniferus guadalupensis Webb, 1973; Apalone spinifera guadalupensis Ernst & Barbour, 1989; Apalone spinifera guadalupensis Stubbs, 1989; Apalone spinifera guadelupensis Joseph-Ouni, 2004;

The Guadalupe spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera guadalupensis) is a subspecies of soft-shelled turtle native to the United States, in the state of Texas. Their range is limited only to the Nueces and Guadalupe rivers, and their immediate tributaries.

References

Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). pp. 306–310. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-29.

External links

Species Apalone spinifera at The Reptile Database

Turtle Field Guide: Spiny Softshell Subspecies

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[Fritz07-1] Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). pp. 306–310. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-29.