Pelodiscus

Pelodiscus
Pelodiscus sinensis, Chinese softshell turtle
Conservation status
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Subfamily:	Trionychinae
Genus:	Pelodiscus Fitzinger, 1835[1]

Pelodiscus is a genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae, the softshells.^[1] Based on genetic and morphological analysis there are five valid species.^[3][4] They are native to Eastern Asia, ranging from the Amur region, through China, Korea and Japan, to Vietnam.^[4]

Species[]

• Pelodiscus axenaria (, & , 1991) — Hunan softshell turtle^[1]
• Pelodiscus maackii (Brandt, 1857) — northern Chinese softshell turtle, Amur softshell turtle^[1]
• Pelodiscus parviformis , 1997 — lesser Chinese softshell turtle^[1]
• Pelodiscus sinensis (Wiegmann, 1835) — Chinese softshell turtle^[1]
• Pelodiscus variegatus et al., 2019 — spotted softshell turtle^[4]

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

References[]

Further reading[]

• Fitzinger, L. (1835). "Entwurf einer systematischen Anordnung der Schildkröten nach den Grundsätzen der natürlichen Methode". Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte. 1: 105–128. (Pelodiscus, new genus, p. 120. (in German and Latin).
• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-12-15.