DFW HERPS |
Apalone spinifera |
Spiny Softshell |
SPINY SOFTSHELL Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) STATUS: Common DOCUMENTED COUNTIES: Collin,Dallas, Denton, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise HABITAT: Ft. Worth Prairie, Trinity River Bottoms, Blackland Prairie, Eastern Cross Timbers, and Western Cross Timbers SUBSPECIES: Pallid Spiny Softshell A. s. pallida (Webb, 1962)
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