The Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox) is a species of softshell turtle native to the Southeastern United States. It is the largest species of softshell turtle found in all of North America.
The spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera ) is a species of softshell turtle, one of the largest freshwater turtle species in North America. Both the common name, spiny softshell, and the specific name, spinifera (spine-bearing), refer to the...
The smooth softshell turtle (Apalone mutica ) is a species of softshell turtle of the family Trionychidae. The species is endemic to North America.
The Texas spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera emoryi ) is a subspecies of the spiny softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The subspecies is native to the south-western United States. The subspecific name, emoryi, is in honor of United...
The Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera aspera ), a subspecies in the Trionychidae family of softshell turtles, is endemic to the south-eastern United States.
The northern spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera ) is a subspecies of soft-shelled turtle in the family Trionychidae. The subspecies is native to the United States and can be found from Montana at the western edge of its range to...
The Cuatro Ciénegas softshell (Apalone spinifera atra ), also called the black spiny softshell, is a subspecies of the spiny softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The subspecies, along with its parent species, was formerly classified in the...
The Guadalupe spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera guadalupensis ) is a subspecies of soft-shelled turtle native to the United States, in the state of Texas. Their range is limited only to the Nueces and Guadalupe rivers, and their immediate...
The pallid spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera pallida ) is a subspecies of softshell turtle native to the U.S. states of Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas. It was first described by Robert G. Webb in 1962.
