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Softshell turtle has most distinct evolutionary history among Canadian species: study

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Spiny softshell turtle has most distinct evolutionary history among Canadian species: study.

Softshell turtle is followed by the mudpuppy, the only completely aquatic amphibian in Canada , and a species that Mooers describes as “really cute” The study published this month in the Canadian Field-Naturalist is the first to create scores for the evolutionary distinctiveness of species in Canada .

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