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Chinese softshell turtles

Pelodiscus

Pelodiscus is a genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae, the softshells. Genetic analysis suggests that there are currently four valid species known to science. They are native to Asia.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species

Chinese Softshell Turtle

speciesPelodiscus sinensis

Amur Softshell Turtle

speciesPelodiscus maackii

Spotted Softshell Turtle

speciesPelodiscus variegatus

Hunan Softshell Turtle

speciesPelodiscus axenaria

Lesser Chinese Softshell Turtle

speciesPelodiscus parviformis

Pelodiscus huangshanensis

speciesPelodiscus huangshanensis

Pelodiscus shipian

speciesPelodiscus shipian

Pelodiscus huike

speciesPelodiscus huike

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 39570.