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Pallid spiny softshell turtle

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

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Pallid spiny softshell turtle
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Scientific classification Edit this 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)
Synonyms2
  • 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

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.