Amur softshell turtle

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Not to be confused with the Chinese softshell turtle or the lesser Chinese softshell turtle.

Amur softshell turtle
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Trionychidae
Genus: Pelodiscus
Species:
P. maackii
Binomial name
Pelodiscus maackii
(Brandt, 1857)
Synonyms [2]
  • Trionyx maackii
    Brandt, 1857
  • Amyda maackii
    — Stejneger, 1907
  • Trionyx maachii
    Stanley, 1914 (
    ex errore
    )
  • Trionyx maaki
    Chkhikvadze, 1987 (ex errore)
  • Pelodiscus maackii
    — David, 1994

Pelodiscus maackii, commonly known as the Amur softshell turtle[3] or the northern Chinese softshell turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is found in the Russian Far East, northeastern China, Korea, and Japan.[4] It is possible that the Japanese populations are the result of ancient introductions by humans.[4] This aquatic species may attain a straight carapace length of 32.5 cm (1.1 ft).[5]

Breeding

In China specifically the breeding of the Chinese soft turtle has been done for over 2400 years and the production has come[6] to 340,000 Annually due to the demand.

Etymology

The specific name, maackii, is in honor of Russian naturalist Richard Maack.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. ISSN 1864-5755
    .
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5
    . (Pelodiscus maackii, p. 164).
  4. ^
    S2CID 89826255. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2020-02-13.
  5. ^ "Chinese Soft-shell Turtle". Ecology Asia. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  6. S2CID 13681962
    .

Further reading

  • Brandt JF (1857). "Observationes quaedam ad generis Trionychum species duas novas spectantes ". Bulletin de la Classe Physico-Mathématique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 16: 110–111. (Trionyx maackii, new species). (in Latin).
  • Stejneger L (1907). Herpetology of Japan and Adjacent Territory. Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum Bulletin 58. Washington, District of Columbia: Government Printing Office. xx + 577 pp. (Amyda maackii, p. 529).
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