Pallid spiny softshell turtle
Subspecies of turtle
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Genus: | Apalone |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. s. pallida |
| Trinomial name | |
| Apalone spinifera pallida (Webb, 1962) | |
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