Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell Turtle

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Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell Turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Trionychidae Genus: Apalone Species: A. spinifera Subspecies: A. s. aspera
Trinomial name
Apalone spinifera aspera Agassiz, 1857
Synonyms
Aspidonectes asper Platypeltis agassizii Amyda spinifera aspera Trionyx spiniferus asper

The Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera aspera) is a subspecies of softshelled turtle native to the United States. It is found in fresh water rivers along the Gulf of Mexico from North Carolina to Mississippi.

[edit] References

• Species Apalone spinifera at The Reptile Database
• Turtle Field Guide: Spiny Softshell Subspecies