Global InformationCuatro Cienegas softshell information
| Cuatro Ciénegas softshell | |
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Conservation status
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 Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1] | |
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Genus: | Apalone |
| Species: | A. spinifera
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| Subspecies: | A. s. atra
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| Trinomial name | |
| Apalone spinifera atra (Webb & Legler, 1960)[3]
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| Synonyms[4] | |
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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. It is found only in the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin in the Mexican state of Coahuila and it is considered critically endangered by the IUCN.[1] The subspecies, along with its parent species, was formerly classified in the genus Trionyx.[5]
- ^ a b Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (2016). "Apalone spinifera ssp. atra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T1820A97408016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T1820A97408016.en. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ ITIS.gov
- ^ Fritz & Havaš 2007, pp. 306–310.
- ^ Chelonia.org