Guadalupe 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. guadalupensis |
Trinomial name | |
Apalone spinifera guadalupensis (Webb, 1962) |
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. Their range is limited only to the Nueces and Guadalupe rivers, and their immediate tributaries.