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Also Known As	soft-shelled turtle • Trionychidae

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softshell turtle

Illustration of a male spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) showing its flat, oval, olive-brown shell with dark spots, pointed snout, and webbed feet, with a scale bar indicating size.

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