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Trionychidae is a taxonomic family which comprises a number of turtle genera commonly known as soft-shell turtles . It consists of some of the world's largest fresh water turtles, though many can a...
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The family Trionychidae contains approximately 25 species with 12 genera. Members of the family are distributed in eastern North America, Africa, Asia, and the Indo-Australian archipelago. Habitats include slow moving streams, swift rivers, lakes, ponds, and even brackish waters, but a soft bottom is requisite.
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Phylogenetic Diversity of Endangered and Critically Endangered Southeast Asian Softshell Turtles (Trionychidae: Chitra). Biological Conservation 104 (2):173-179...
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Family: Trionychidae ... Trionychidae is a taxonomic family which comprises a number of turtle genera commonly known as soft-shell turtles. It consists of some of the world's largest fresh water turtles, though many can adapt to living in highly brackish areas.
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Members of this family live in North America, Africa, and Asia ... Most of these turtles are almost completely meat-eaters, and they eat anything they happen to come across, whether it is alive or dead. Once in a while, they will eat plants. ... People hunt softshell turtles for food and to make traditional medicines.
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This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. ... Fossil Trionychidae (1 C) ... Media in category "Trionychidae"
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What is a(n) Trionychidae – Our zoology dictionary has ecology, physiology, genetics of Trionychidae, and the evolution of Trionychidae. Encyclopedia.com: Dictionary of Zoology ... Trionychidae (soft-shelled turtles; order Chelonia, suborder Cryptodira) A family of highly aquatic turtles that occur in fresh, brackish,
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The Spiny Soft-shelled Turtle ranges from Canada to Mexico and as far west as California. There are seven subspecies. Many are found living at the bottom of the deep rivers where the water is quite cool, even in hot tropical climates. ... Status These turtles are not listed on the IUCN Red List. ... There are no scutes,
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Discover Life's encyclopedia page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Trionychidae: Apalone spinifera (Le Sueur, 1827) - Spiny softshell turtle, Eastern spiny softshell turtle, Western spiny softshell turtle, Gulf coast spiny softshell turtle, Texas spiny softshell, Guadalupe ...
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Apalone is a North American genus in the Trionychidae family of turtles, a family whose members are commonly referred to as softshell turtles.... , though they are still listed semi-correctly as Trionyx in some texts.
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