Northern spiny softshell turtle

The northern spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera hartwegi ) is a subspecies of soft-shelled turtle native to the western United States, from Arkansas to California.

Etymology

The subpecific name, hartwegi, is in honor of Dr. Norman Edouard Hartweg (1904-1964), who was a specialist in turtles and professor of zoology at the University of Michigan.^[2]

References

External links

• Species Apalone spinifera at The Reptile Database

• Turtle Field Guide: Spiny Softshell Subspecies

Further reading

• Conant R, Goin CJ. 1948. "A New Subspecies of Soft-shelled Turtle from the Central United States, with Comments on the Application of the Name Amyda ". Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan (510): 1-19. (Amyda spinifera hartwegi, new subspecies).

Turtle family Trionychidae Genus Species of the subfamily Cyclanorbinae Cyclanorbis Nubian flapshell turtle Senegal flapshell turtle Cycloderma Aubry's flapshell turtle Zambezi flapshell turtle Lissemys Burmese flapshell turtle Indian flapshell turtle Sri Lankan flapshell turtle   Species of the subfamily Trionychinae Amyda Asiatic softshell turtle Apalone Florida softshell turtle Smooth softshell turtle Spiny softshell turtle Chitra Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle Dogania Malayan softshell turtle Nilssonia Black softshell turtle Burmese peacock softshell Indian softshell turtle Indian peacock softshell turtle Leith's softshell turtle Palea Wattle-necked softshell turtle Pelochelys Cantor's giant softshell turtle New Guinea giant softshell turtle Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle Pelodiscus Chinese softshell turtle Hunan softshell turtle Lesser Chinese softshell turtle Northern Chinese softshell turtle Rafetus Euphrates softshell turtle Yangtze giant softshell turtle Trionyx African softshell turtle Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist.