Guadalupe Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera guadalupensis
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- A. s. guadalupensis – Travis Co, TX – photo by Carl J. Franklin
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Apalone s. guadalupensis occurs in southeastern Texas
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Apalone spinifera guadalupensis (Webb – 1962)
Genus: Apalone, Greek – apalos = soft, tender – ref. soft shell
Species: spinifera, Latin – spina = thorn or spine + ifera = bearing – ref. spine-like tubercules along front edge of upper shell
Subspecies: guadalupensis, belonging to the Guadalupe River, TX — type locality, McMullen County, TX, 1962
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962