Cuatro Cienegas softshell

Cuatro Ciénegas softshell
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Trionychidae
Genus: Apalone
Species: A. spinifera
Subspecies: A. s. atra
Trinomial name
Apalone spinifera atra
(Webb & Legler, 1960)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Trionyx ater Webb & Legler, 1960
  • Trionyx spinifer ater Morafka, 1977
  • Trionyx spiniferus ater Smith & Smith, 1980
  • Apalone spinifera ater Groombridge, 1988
  • Apalone ater David, 1994
  • Trionys spiniferus ater Obst, 1996
  • Apalone spiniferus ater Ferri, 2002
  • Apalone spinifera atra Artner, 2003
  • Apalone (Apalone) atra Vetter, 2004

The Cuatro Ciénegas softshell (Apalone spinifera atra), also called the black spiny softshell, is a subspecies of softshell turtle in the Trionychidae family. It was formerly classified in the genus Trionyx.[3]

Geographic range

It is found only in the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin in the state of Coahuila, Mexico.

Conservation status

As of the last assessment in 1996, it was considered "Critically Endangered" by the "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species".

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