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  Softshell Turtles Family Trionychidae | 
  
  
  
  
  
   Distribution: 
    Widespread in temperate to tropical N. America, Africa, Asia and Indonesia 
    
   Description: 
    Covered in a leathery skin, has a retractable neck and limbs somewhat 
    paddle-like with three claws per foot 
    
   Size: 
    Bodies range in size from 30cm to 115cm
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 | Stuffed whole skeleton specimen from the museum |  
  
 
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