Biology:Cuatro Cienegas softshell
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Short description: Subspecies of turtle
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Genus: | Apalone |
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| Subspecies: | A. s. atra
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| Trinomial name | |
| Apalone spinifera atra (Webb & Legler, 1960)[3]
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The Cuatro Ciénegas softshell (Apalone spinifera atra), also called the black spiny softshell, is a subspecies of the spiny softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. It is found only in the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin in the Mexican state of Coahuila and it is considered critically endangered by the IUCN.[1] The subspecies, along with its parent species, was formerly classified in the genus Trionyx.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (2016). "Apalone spinifera ssp. atra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T1820A97408016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T1820A97408016.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1820/97408016. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php.
- ↑ ITIS.gov
- ↑ Fritz & Havaš 2007, pp. 306–310.
- ↑ Chelonia.org
Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs 5. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120131102839/http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v4_2011.pdf.
- Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 149–368. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895.
- Webb RG, Legler JM (1960). "A New Softshell Turtle (Genus Trionyx) from Coahuila, Mexico". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 40 (2): 21–30. (Trionyx ater, new species).
External links
- Tortoise.; Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (2016). "Apalone spinifera ssp. atra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T1820A97408016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T1820A97408016.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1820/97408016. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. iucnredlist.org Retrieved 9 July 2007.
- Biodiversity.mongabay.com
Wikidata ☰ Q3317778 entry
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