Texas spiny softshell turtle

The Texas spiny softshell turtle '' is a subspecies of the spiny [softshell turtle] in the family Trionychidae. The subspecies is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northeastern Mexico.

Etymology

The subspecific name, emoryi, is in honor of United States Army officer and surveyor William Hemsley Emory.

Geographic range

A. s. emoryi is found in western Texas and New Mexico, in the Rio Grande and its immediate tributaries, and in the Mexican states of Coahuila and Tamaulipas.

Diet

In the Texas portion of the Pecos River, A. s. emoryi were found to be primarily insectivorous, feeding on coleopterans, hymenopterans, odonates, and orthopterans.