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soft-shell turtle

n.
Any of various freshwater turtles of the family Trionychidae, having a flat carapace covered with leathery skin, paddlelike limbs, and an elongated snout.
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soft′-shell` tur′tle


n.
any aquatic turtle of the family Trionychidae, inhabiting North America, Asia, and Africa, having the shell covered with flexible, leathery skin.
[1880–90]
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To a question, she said that one species of freshwater turtles, Indian Narrow-headed soft-shell turtle has been listed as endangered in the IUCN' Red List of Threatened Species.
The tortoise identified as a female Indian soft-shell turtle and weighing around 39.5-kilogram got injured after being hit by the rocks during high tide.
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These species includes Spotted Pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii), Crowned river turtle (Hardella thurjii), Brown roofed turtle (Pangshura smithii), Indian roofed turtle (Pangshura tectum), Indian narrow-headed soft-shell turtle (Chitra indica), Indian soft-shell turtle (Nilssonia gangeticus), Indian peacock soft-shell turtle (Nilssonia hurum) and Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata).
According to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites), the common leopard, snow leopard, Ladakh urial, greater spotted eagle, fish eagle, houbara bustard, crowned river turtle, Indian soft-shell turtle and many other mammals, birds and reptiles in Pakistan are 'vulnerable'.
The lake was home to Cu Rua, or Great-Grandfather, which was the last Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle of the rafetus leloii species before it died last year.
Uzma Noureen added that, "Illegal trade of body parts of soft-shell turtle species has been reported since year 2000.
ySTANBUL (CyHAN)- First-time visitors to the Euphrates or Tigris rivers, which are home to the Euphrates soft-shell turtle, often mistake the marine reptile for a crocodile at first glance, locals often report.
She also ran 150 miles every week, ate soft-shell turtle soup and drank an elixir made from CATERPILLARS.
A little-known giant soft-shell turtle, danata, continues to show itself once in a while.
London, April 29 ( ANI ): Researchers working under the Joint International Turtle Genomes Consortium have completed the genome sequencing of soft-shell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) and green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas).