The pallid spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera pallida) is a subspecies of spiny softshell turtle native to the U.S. states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas.[3] It was first described by Robert G. Webb in 1962.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Genus: | Apalone |
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| Subspecies: | A. s. pallida
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| Trinomial name | |
| Apalone spinifera pallida (Webb, 1962)
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References
edit- ^ NatureServe (1 December 2023). "Apalone spinifera pallida". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). pp. 306–310. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ Daniel, W.M.; Morningstar, C. (1 March 2019) [Peer reviewed on 1 March 2019]. "Apalone spinifera pallida (Webb, 1962)". Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Apalone spinifera pallida (Webb, 1962)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- Species Apalone spinifera at The Reptile Database
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