Biology:Pallid spiny softshell turtle

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Short description: Subspecies of turtle

Apalone spinifera pallida
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Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Trionychidae
Genus: Apalone
Species:
Subspecies:
A. s. pallida
Trinomial name
Apalone spinifera pallida
(Webb, 1962)
Synonyms[2]
  • 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

Wikidata ☰ Q7127870 entry