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Apalone

Apalone is a genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae. The three species of Apalone are native to freshwater habitats in North America; they are the only living softshell turtles from the Americas (other American softshell turtles are only known from fossil remains).

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Sexual dimorphism

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Apalone

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples51
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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Apalone

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related to Taxonomy · 14
Apalone → Africa, Asia, Asian, Beringia, Eocene, Late Eocene, Meylan, Molecular, North America, North American, Rafetus, The, They, Trionyx
related to Species · 13
Apalone → AlabamaApalone, Canada, Florida, Georgia, Lesueur, Mexico, Ontario, Quebec, Rocky MountainsApalone, Schneider, South Carolina, The, United States
related to Further reading · 7
Apalone → Atlantic Journal, Description, Friend, Knowledge, North America, Rafinesque CS, Soft Shell Turtles
related to Geographic range · 7
Apalone → Canada, Costa Rica, Fossil, Mexico, Most Apalone, Pliocene, United States
related to External links · 6
Apalone → Amphibian Field Guide, Genus Apolone, Iowa Reptile, Softshell Turtle, Species, The Reptile DatabaseTortoise
related to Sexual dimorphism · 2
Apalone → In, Turtles
is a · 1
Apalone → genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae
related to Behavior · 1
Apalone → They

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species genus turtles softshell fossil trionyx north spiny spinifera two america canada family turtle cope may new genera late females

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Apaloneis agenus of turtles in the family Trionychidae0.90text
Apalonerelated to BehaviorThey0.60section
Apalonerelated to External linksGenus Apolone0.60section
Apalonerelated to External linksThe Reptile DatabaseTortoise0.60section
Apalonerelated to External linksSoftshell Turtle0.60section
Apalonerelated to External linksSpecies0.60section
Apalonerelated to External linksIowa Reptile0.60section
Apalonerelated to External linksAmphibian Field Guide0.60section
Apalonerelated to Further readingRafinesque CS0.60section
Apalonerelated to Further readingDescription0.60section
Apalonerelated to Further readingSoft Shell Turtles0.60section
Apalonerelated to Further readingNorth America0.60section

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