Pelodiscus
Encyclopedia
Pelodiscus is a turtle
genus
in the family
Trionychidae
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Turtle
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines , characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Trionychidae
Trionychidae
Trionychidae is a taxonomic family which comprises a number of turtle genera commonly known as softshells. They are also sometimes called pancake turtles. Softshells consist of some of the world's largest fresh water turtles, though many can adapt to living in highly brackish areas. Members of this...
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Species
- Chinese softshell turtleChinese softshell turtleThe Chinese softshell turtle , formerly known as Trionyx sinensis, was described by Wiegmann in 1835. The species is also referred to as the Asiatic Soft Shelled Turtle....
(Pelodiscus sinensis) - Hunan softshell turtle (Pelodiscus axenaria)
- Lesser Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus parviformis)
- Northern Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus maackii)