Northern spiny softshell turtle

Northern spiny softshell turtle

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Trionychidae
Genus: Apalone
Species:
A. spinifera
Subspecies:
A. s. spinifera
Trinomial name
Apalone spinifera spinifera
(Lesueur, 1827)
Synonyms[2]
  • Amyda spinifera hartwegi
    Conant & Goin, 1948
  • Amyda ferox hartwegi
    — Neill, 1951
  • Trionyx ferox hartwegi
    — Schmidt, 1953
  • Trionyx spinifer hartwegi
    — Schwartz, 1956
  • Trionyx spiniferus hartwegi
    — Wermuth & Mertens, 1961
  • Trionyx spiniferus bartwegi [sic]
    Curds & Knott, 1971
    (ex errore)
  • Apalone spinifera hartwegi
    — Ernst & Barbour, 1989
  • Apalone spinifera hartwegi
    — Stubbs, 1989

The northern spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera) is a subspecies of soft-shelled turtle in the family Trionychidae. The subspecies is native to the United States and can be found from Montana at the western edge of its range to Vermont and Quebec on the eastern edge. Introduced populations have also been found in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Arizona, and Virginia.[3]

  1. ^ NatureServe (1 December 2023). "Apalone spinifera spinifera". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 306–310.
  3. ^ Daniel, W.M., and Morningstar, C., 2020, Apalone spinifera spinifera (Lesueur, 1827): U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=1276 , Revision Date: 10/22/2019, Peer Review Date: 3/1/2019, Access Date: 7/13/2020