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Guadalupe spiny softshell turtle

Guadalupe spiny softshell turtle

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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. guadalupensis
Trinomial name
Apalone spinifera guadalupensis
(Webb, 1962)
Synonyms[2]
  • 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.[1] Their range is limited only to the Nueces and Guadalupe rivers, and their immediate tributaries.

  1. ^ a b "Apalone spinifera guadalupensis". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  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.

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