Texas spiny softshell turtle
Apalone spinifera emoryi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | Trionychidae |
Genus: | Apalone |
Species: | A. spinifera |
Subspecies: | A. s. emoryi |
Trinomial name | |
Apalone spinifera emoryi (Agassiz, 1857) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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The Texas spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera emoryi ) is a subspecies of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The subspecies is native to the southwestern United States.
Etymology
The subspecific name, emoryi, is in honor of United States Army officer and surveyor William Hemsley Emory.[2]
Geographic range
A. s. emoryi is found in the states of Texas and New Mexico, in the Rio Grande and its immediate tributaries.
References
- ↑ Fritz 2007, pp. 306–310.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Apalone spinifera emoryi, p. 83).
External links
- Species Apalone spinifera at The Reptile Database
Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-22.
- Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17.
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