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Basic information
Apalone spinifera
Black Spiny Softshell Turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyTrionychidae
GenusApalone
- Czech name
- Kožnatka trnitá
- English name
- Black Spiny Softshell Turtle
- Alternative names
- Cuatro Cienegas Softshell, Dornrand-Weichschildkröte, Eastern Spiny Softshell, Guadalupe Spiny Softshell, Guadalupe Spiny Softshell Turtle, Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell, Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell Turtle, Northern Spiny Softshell Turtle, Pallid Spiny Softshell, Pallid Spiny Softshell Turtle, Spiny Softshell, Spiny Softshell Turtle, Texas Spiny Softshell, Texas Spiny Softshell Turtle, Tortuga de Concha Blanda, Western Spiny Softshell
- Synonyms
- Amyda spinifera hartwegi, Apalone hudsonica, Aspidonectes asper, Aspidonectes californiana, Aspidonectes emoryi, Aspidonectes emyda, Aspidonectes georgii, Aspidonectes nuchalis, Gymnopus olivaceus, Platypeltis agassizii, Trionyx annulifer, Trionyx ater, Trionyx ocellatus, Trionyx spinifer guadalupensis, Trionyx spinifer pallidus, Trionyx spiniferus, Tyrse argus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Brackish water, Freshwater, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 54 mm
- Body mass
- max 14,274 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 9.5 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 50 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Amphibians, Crustaceans, Fish, Insectivore, Insects, Invertivore, Mollusks, Piscivore, Worms
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 9–38 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~2 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · F6QR · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4