Asian giant softshell turtle

Asian giant softshell turtle
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Trionychidae
Genus: Pelochelys
Species:
P. cantorii
Binomial name
Pelochelys cantorii
Synonyms[4]
  • Pelochelys cantorii
    Gray, 1864
  • Pelochelys cumingii
    Gray, 1864
  • Pelochelys cantoris
    Boulenger, 1889
  • Pelochelys poljakowii
    Strauch, 1890
  • Pelochelys cummingii
    M.A. Smith, 1931 (ex errore)
  • Pelochelys cantori
    Pritchard, 1967 (ex errore)

The Asian giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii),[1][2] also known commonly as Cantor's giant softshell turtle[2] and the frog-faced softshell turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. The species is critically endangered and in the 20th century has disappeared from much of its former range.

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  2. ^ a b c d Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Iverson, John B.; Roger, Bour; Fritz, Uwe; Georges, Arthur; Shaffer, H. Bradley; van Dijk, Peter Paul (August 3, 2017). "Turtles of the world, 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status (8th Ed.)" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 7. ISBN 978-1-5323-5026-9. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 149–368. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. S2CID 87809001.

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