Wattle-necked softshell turtle | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | Trionychidae |
Subfamily: | Trionychinae |
Genus: | Palea Meylan, 1987 [3] |
Species: |
P. steindachneri
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Binomial name | |
Palea steindachneri (Siebenrock, 1906)[3] | |
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The wattle-necked softshell turtle (Palea steindachneri), also commonly known as Steindachner's soft-shelled turtle,[6] is an endangered Asian speciesofsoftshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is the only member of the genus Palea.[3]
P. steindachneri exhibits sexual dimorphism. Females of this freshwater turtle reach up to 44.5 cm (17.5 in) in straight carapace length, while males only reach up to 36 cm (14 in). However, males have a longer tail than the females.[7]
The specific name, steindachneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Steindachner.[6]
P. steindachneri is native to southeastern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan), Laos, and Vietnam, but has also been introducedtoHawaii and Mauritius.[3]
P. steindachneri is endangered by poaching for human consumption. Although pressure on the wild population continues, several thousand are hatched and raised each year on turtle farms in China and Vietnam for food and traditional medicine.[8][9]
Trionychidae family
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Genera |
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Amyda |
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Apalone |
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†Axestemys |
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Chitra |
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Cyclanorbis |
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Cycloderma |
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Dogania |
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†Gilmoremys |
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†Hutchemys |
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†Khunnuchelys |
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Lissemys |
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Nilssonia |
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†Palaeoamyda |
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Palea |
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Pelochelys |
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Pelodiscus |
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Rafetus |
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Trionyx |
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Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=extinct. |
Palea steindachneri |
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