Apalone spinifera: taxon details and analytics

Apalone spinifera in languages:

Arabic

سلحفاة لينة الدرقة الشائكة

Czech

kožnatka trnitá

English

Spiny Softshell Turtle

English

Spiny Softshell

French

Tortue molle à épines

German

Dornrand-Weichschildkröte

Japanese

トゲスッポン

Portuguese

Tartaruga-de-casco-mole-espinhosa

Russian

Колючий трионикс

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Parent Taxon

• Apalone

Sibling Taxa

• Apalone ferox
• Apalone mutica
• Apalone spinifera

Child Taxa

• Apalone spinifera aspera
• Apalone spinifera atra
• Apalone spinifera emoryi
• Apalone spinifera guadalupensis
• Apalone spinifera pallida
• Apalone spinifera spinifera

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