Biology:Guadalupe spiny softshell turtle
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Short description: Subspecies of turtle
| Apalone spinifera guadalupensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Genus: | Apalone |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. s. guadalupensis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Apalone spinifera guadalupensis (Webb, 1962)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Apalone spinifera guadalupensis". NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.100827/Apalone_spinifera_guadalupensis.
- ↑ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". pp. 306–310. http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf.
External links
- Species Apalone spinifera at The Reptile Database
Wikidata ☰ Q5613263 entry
