Spiny softshell turtle
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The spiny softshell turtle is a species of softshell turtle, one of the largest freshwater turtle species in North America. Both the common name, spiny softshell, and the specific name, spinifera, ref
Spiny softshell turtle
With a red eared slider, Texas
Laying eggs at Los Angeles' Baldwin Lake, a part of the species' non-native introduced range
Juvenile spiny softshell turtles
Apalone
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Apalone is a genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae. The three species of Apalone are native to freshwater habitats in North America; they are the only living softshell turtles from the Americas.
Spiny softshell turtle
…3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Family: Trionychidae Genus: Apalone Species: A. spinifera Binomial name Apalone spinifera (Lesueur, 1827) Subspecies Northern spiny softshell turtle (A. s. spinifera) Gulf Coast spiny…
Apalone spinifera
A. heteroglypta fossil