Texas spiny softshell turtle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Family: | Trionychidae |
Genus: | Apalone |
Species: | A. spinifera |
Subspecies: | A. s. emoryi |
Trinomial name | |
Apalone spinifera emoryi (Agassiz, 1857) |
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Synonyms | |
Aspidonectes emoryi Agassiz, 1857 |
The Texas spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera emoryi) is a subspecies of softshell turtle native to the United States. They range in the states of Texas and New Mexico, in the Rio Grande River and its immediate tributaries.
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