Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera) also commonly known as Spiny Softshell, is a species of the class Reptilia (Reptiles) in the family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) and order Testudines (Turtles).
Gallery
Adult
Arizona, USA
, 29 Jul 2023
© Graeme C. Colmer
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Order: Testudines
- Family: Trionychidae
- Genus: Apalone
- Species: Apalone spinifera
- Genus: Apalone
- Family: Trionychidae
- Order: Testudines
- Class: Reptilia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Apalone
Florida Softshell Turtle
Apalone ferox
Smooth Softshell Turtle
Apalone mutica
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
External Links
Apalone spinifera
– Wikipedia
