Pallid spiny softshell turtle

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

Pallid 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. pallida
Trinomial name
Apalone spinifera pallida
(Webb, 1962)
Synonyms[1]
  • 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

References
  1. 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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