Pelodiscus
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Pelodiscus is a genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae, the softshells.[1] Based on genetic and morphological analysis there are seven valid species.[2] They are native to Eastern Asia, ranging from the Amur region, south through China and Korea, as far south as Vietnam.[3] Populations in Japan are thought to likely originate from historic human introductions.[2]
Phylogenetic studies have recovered a high diversity of Pelodiscus genotypes in China, some of which may correspond to distinct species. However, the millennia-old practice of farming Pelodiscus for consumption, especially in large-scale turtle farms since the late 20th century, is thought to threaten these lineages due to hybridization with farmed individuals.[4]
Species
- Pelodiscus axenaria (Zhou, Zhang & Fang, 1991)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". — Hunan softshell turtle[1]
- Pelodiscus huangshanensis Y. Gong, Peng, S. Huang, Lin, R. Huang, Xu, Yang & Nie, 2021Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". — Huangshan softshell turtle, horse-hoof softshell turtle[5]
- Pelodiscus maackii (Brandt, 1857)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". — Amur softshell turtle, northern Chinese softshell turtle[1]
- Pelodiscus parviformis Tang, 1997Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". — lesser Chinese softshell turtle[1]
- Pelodiscus shipian S. Gong, Fritz, Vamberger, Gao & Farkas, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". — Chinese stone slab softshell turtle[6]
- Pelodiscus sinensis (Wiegmann, 1835)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". — Chinese softshell turtle[1]
- Pelodiscus variegatus Farkas, Ziegler, Pham, Ong & Fritz, 2019Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". — spotted softshell turtle[3]
Nota bene: In the above list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pelodiscus.
References
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Further reading
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