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Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtle

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Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtle
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A. s. aspera
Trinomial name
Apalone spinifera aspera
Agassiz, 1857
Synonyms

Aspidonectes asper
Platypeltis agassizii
Amyda spinifera aspera
Trionyx spiniferus asper

The Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera aspera) is a subspecies of softshell turtle native to the United States. It is found in fresh water rivers along the Gulf of Mexico from North Carolina to Mississippi.

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