Pelodiscus
Pelodiscus | |
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Pelodiscus sinensis, Chinese softshell turtle | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | Trionychidae |
Subfamily: | Trionychinae |
Genus: | Pelodiscus Fitzinger, 1835[1] |
Species | |
See text |
Pelodiscus is a
Amur region, south through China and Korea, as far south as Vietnam.[4] Populations in Japan are thought to likely originate from historic human introductions.[3]
turtle farms since the late 20th century, is thought to threaten these lineages due to hybridization with farmed individuals.[5]
Species
- Pelodiscus huangshanensis Gong, Peng, Huang, & Nie, 2021 — Huangshan softshell turtle, horse-hoof softshell turtle[6]
- Pelodiscus shipian Gong, Fritz, Vamberger, Gao & Farkas, 2022 — Chinese stone slab softshell turtle[7]
Nota bene: In the above list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pelodiscus.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Rhodin et al. 2010, pp. 000.127-8
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9910368-3-7.
- ^ PMID 30799973.
- ISSN 1432-1904.
- ISSN 1175-5334.
- ISSN 1175-5334.
Further reading
- Fitzinger, L. (1835). "Entwurf einer systematischen Anordnung der Schildkröten nach den Grundsätzen der natürlichen Methode". Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte. 1: 105–128. (Pelodiscus, new genus, p. 120. (in German and Latin).
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-15.