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The Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), also known commonly as the Red River giant softshell turtle, the Shanghai softshell turtle, the speckled softshell turtle, and Swinhoe's softshell turtle, is an extremely rare species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. It may be the largest living freshwater turtle in the world.
Wattle-necked softshell turtle (Palea steindachneri) Cantor's giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) Hunan softshell turtle (Pelodiscus axenaria) Amur softshell turtle (Pelodiscus maackii) Lesser Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus parviformis) Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei)
Asiatic softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea) Senegal flapshell turtle (Cyclanorbis senegalensis) Indian softshell turtle (Nilssonia gangetica) Indian peacock softshell turtle (Nilssonia hurum) Leith's softshell turtle (Nilssonia leithii) New Guinea giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys bibroni) Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)
Rafetus euphraticus (Daudin, 1801) – Euphrates softshell turtle Rafetus swinhoei ( Gray , 1873) – Yangtze giant softshell turtle A possible third species, Rafetus leloii Hà, 2000 ( synonym R. vietnamensis Le et al. , 2010 ), known commonly as the Hoan Kiem turtle , has been proposed as a species.
Red River giant softshell turtle Reptile Hoan Kiem Lake and Dong Mo Lake, Viet Nam, and Suzhou Zoo, China 3 hunting for consumption; wetland destruction; pollution; Rhinoceros sondaicus: Javan rhino Mammal (rhino) Ujung Kulon National Park, Java, Indonesia < 100 hunting for traditional medicine; small population size; Rhinopithecus avunculus
The last-known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle has died in a zoo in Suzhou, China. Rare turtle dies, leaving only 3 left in existence Skip to main content
The turtle population is also being depleted due to pollution. Pollutants like chemical waste and plastics can lead to organ damage, reproductive failure, and death. Conservation Efforts
Trionychidae is a family of turtle, commonly known as softshell turtles.The family was described by Leopold Fitzinger in 1826. Softshells include some of the world's largest freshwater turtles, though many can adapt to living in highly brackish waters.