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		<title>The Chinese Softshell Turtle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-chinese-softshell-turtle/" title="The Chinese Softshell Turtle" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="129" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cst1a-300x129.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Chinese softshell turtle" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cst1a-300x129.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cst1a-800x343.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cst1a-1536x658.jpg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cst1a-2048x878.jpg 2048w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cst1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Chinese softshell turtle hails from mainland China (Inner Mongolia to Guangxi, including Hong Kong) and Taiwan, with reports of escaped individuals who have established introduced populations in a variety of other Asian countries, as well as in Spain, Brazil, Hawaii, mainland United States, and more. In their native China [&#x2026;]</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-florida-softshell-turtle/" title="The Florida Softshell Turtle" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/fst1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Florida softshell turtle" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/fst1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/fst1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/fst1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Florida softshell turtle is sometimes confused with the snake-necked turtles of Australia or the Argentine snake-necked turtle of South America. However, there are differences not only in the obvious locales but also in their physical appearance. These turtles face the threats of habitat division at the hands of roads [&#x2026;]</p>
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