Lesser Chinese softshell turtle
Lesser Chinese softshell turtle | |
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Conservation status | |
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | Trionychidae |
Genus: | Pelodiscus |
Species: | P. parviformis |
Binomial name | |
Pelodiscus parviformis Tang, 1997[2] |
The lesser Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus parviformis) is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae.[3] It is endemic to China, where it inhabits a small range in Guangxi and Hunan provinces. Populations of this species in Vietnam and Hainan are now considered to belong to a separate species, the spotted softshell turtle (P. variegatus).[4][5]
There is some controversy within researchers over whether or not P. parviformis is a valid species. Yang et al. (2011) deemed it a valid species.[6] Reptile Database commented that due to a lack of a revised diagnosis in this study, this species is still somewhat of unclear status.[3]
It has been proposed that this species be considered as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List due to its restricted range and the heavy level of exploitation it receives.[4]
References
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter. (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 319. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.
- ^ a b "Pelodiscus parviformis | The Reptile Database". Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ a b Fritz, Uwe; Ong, An Vinh; Pham, Cuong The; Ziegler, Thomas; Farkas, Balázs (2019-02-13). "A new species of Pelodiscus from northeastern Indochina (Testudines, Trionychidae)". ZooKeys (824): 71–86. Bibcode:2019ZooK..824...71F. doi:10.3897/zookeys.824.31376. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 6382751. PMID 30799973.
- ^ Rhodin, Anders G.J. (2021-11-15). Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 8. Chelonian Research Foundation and Turtle Conservancy. doi:10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021. ISBN 978-0-9910368-3-7. S2CID 244279960.
- ^ Yang P, Tang YZ, Ding L, Guo XG, Wang YZ (2011). "Validity of Pelodiscus parviformis (Testudines: Trionychidae) Inferred from Molecular and Morphological Analyses". Asian Herpetological Research. 2 (1): 21–29. doi:10.3724/sp.j.1245.2011.00021.
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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Subclass: Anapsida
- Order: Testudines
- Superfamily: Trionychia
Species of the Trionychidae family |
- Asiatic softshell turtle
- †Amyda gregaria
- Amyda ornata
- †Axestemys byssina
- †Axestemys cerevisia
- †Axestemys montinsana
- †Axestemys quinni
- †Axestemys splendida
- †Axestemys vittata
- †Gilmoremys gettyspherensis
- †Gilmoremys lancensis
- †Hutchemys arctochelys
- †Hutchemys rememdium
- †Hutchemys tetanetron
- †Hutchemys sterea
- †Hutchemys acupictus
- †Khunnuchelys erinhotensis
- †Khunnuchelys kizylkumensis
- †Khunnuchelys lophorhothon
- †Palaeoamyda messeliana
- Chinese softshell turtle
- Hunan softshell turtle
- Lesser Chinese softshell turtle
- Northern Chinese softshell turtle
- Spotted softshell turtle
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