Texas Spiny Softshell Turtle
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Apalone spinifera emoryi Agassiz, 1857 |
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Aspidonectes emoryi |
The Texas Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera emoryi) is a subspecies of softshelled turtle native to the United States, in the state of Texas. They range in the states of Texas and New Mexico, in the Rio Grande River and its immediate tributaries.