Pelodiscus

Pelodiscus is a genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae, the softshells.[1] Based on genetic and morphological analysis there are five valid species.[2][3] They are native to Eastern Asia, ranging from the Amur region, through China, Korea and Japan, to Vietnam.[3]

Pelodiscus
Pelodiscus sinensis,
Chinese softshell turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Trionychidae
Subfamily: Trionychinae
Genus: Pelodiscus
Fitzinger, 1835[1]
Species

5, see text

Species
  • Pelodiscus axenaria (Zhou, Zhang & Fang, 1991) — Hunan softshell turtle[1]
  • Pelodiscus maackii (Brandt, 1857) — northern Chinese softshell turtle, Amur softshell turtle[1]
  • Pelodiscus parviformis Tang, 1997 — lesser Chinese softshell turtle[1]
  • Pelodiscus sinensis (Wiegmann, 1835) — Chinese softshell turtle[1]
  • Pelodiscus variegatus Farkas et al., 2019 — Spotted softshell turtle[3]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pelodiscus.

References
  1. Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.127-8
  2. Stuckas, H.; Fritz, U. (2011). "Identity of Pelodiscus sinensis revealed by DNA sequences of an approximately 180‐year‐old type specimen and a taxonomic reappraisal of Pelodiscus species (Testudines: Trionychidae)" (PDF). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 49 (4): 335–9. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.2011.00632.x.
  3. Farkas, B.; Ziegler, T.; Pham, C.T.; Ong, A.V.; Fritz, U. (2019). "A new species of Pelodiscus from northeastern Indochina (Testudines, Trionychidae)". ZooKeys. 824: 71–86. doi:10.3897/zookeys.824.31376. PMC 6382751.

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