Spotted softshell turtle
Spotted 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. variegatus |
Binomial name | |
Pelodiscus variegatus Farkas et al., 2019 |
The spotted softshell turtle (Pelodiscus variegatus) is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. It is found in Indochina, where it is largely restricted to most of Vietnam; isolated populations belonging to Pelodiscus have been discovered in Hainan Island, some of which are considered spotted softshell turtles.[2] Aside from genetic differences, this species can be most readily distinguished from other Pelodiscus by the large blotches on its plastron, which also gave it its name. Due to its restricted geographic range and the heavy level of exploitation it receives, it has been proposed that this species be classified as Critically Endangered under the IUCN Red List.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Farkas, Balázs; Ziegler, Thomas; Pham, Cuong The; Ong, An Vinh; Fritz, Uwe (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.
- ^ "Newly discovered turtle species is facing extinction". phys.org. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
External links
- Carolyn Cowan (4 April 2024). "Spotted softshell turtle release boosts reptile conservation in Vietnam". Mongabay.
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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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