Pallid spiny softshell turtle

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]

Pallid spiny softshell turtle
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Apalone
Species:	A. spinifera
Subspecies:	A. s. pallida
Trinomial name
Apalone spinifera pallida (Webb, 1962)
Synonyms[2]
Trionyx spinifer pallidus Webb, 1962 Trionyx pallidus Pritchard, 1967 Trionyx spiniferus pallidus Pritchard, 1967 Apalone spinifera pallida Ernst & Barbour, 1989 Apalone spinifera pallidus Stubbs, 1989