Apalone spinifera hartwegi
| Northern spiny softshell turtle | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Genus: | Apalone |
| Species: | A. spinifera |
| Subspecies: | A. s. hartwegi |
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Apalone spinifera hartwegi (Conant & , 1948) |
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The northern spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera hartwegi ) is a subspecies of soft-shelled turtle native to the western United States, from Arkansas to California.
The subpecific name, hartwegi, is in honor of Dr. Norman Edouard Hartweg (1904-1964), who was a specialist in turtles and professor of zoology at the University of Michigan.[1]
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