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Spiny Softshell Turtle

Trionychidae

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Field Notes

Description:

Soft shell and a long nose. They bury themselves in the sand to blend in and hide from predators.

Habitat:

Along the brazos river in Texas buried in the sand in a small pool of water.

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Trionychidae

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PublishedMay 24, 2013

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