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The Chinese softshell turtle [1] (Pelodiscus sinensis) is a species of softshell turtle that is native to mainland China (Inner Mongolia to Guangxi, including Hong Kong) and Taiwan, with records of escapees—some of which have established introduced populations—in a wide range of other Asian countries, as well as Spain, Brazil and Hawaii.
The spirit turtle (Chinese: 靈龜) or spirit tortoise is a turtle originated from Chinese mythology and spread with East Asian cultural sphere. It is believed by East Asian cultures, like other turtles in mythology, to represent longevity ( 壽命 ).
Zhou's box turtle is a critically endangered species that is endemic to China. China has around 403 different species of reptiles that can be found in many environments including deserts , grasslands , rivers , and forests . [ 1 ]
Guo Pu (276–324) noted that they were in his times also found in Junshan Lake (君山池) in Yangxian County (陽羨縣, approximately modern Yixing). [3]The morbid zhiguai tale "Three-legged Softshell Turtles" by the Ming dynasty writer Lu Can (1494–1551), from his collection Gengsi Bian (庚巳編), contradicts the Classic's dietary advice.
Bixi, a dragon with the shell of a turtle. Birds in Chinese mythology; Black Tortoise, a turtle that represents the cardinal point North and Winter. The Black Tortoise. Bo beast,a horse-like beast with one horn that eats tigers and leopards. [3] Bovidae in Chinese mythology; Boyi, a sheep-like beast with nine tails and four ears and eyes on its ...
A statue of a dragon turtle in China. A dragon turtle (Chinese : 龍龜, pinyin : Lóngguī) is a legendary Chinese creature that combines two of the four celestial animals of Chinese mythology: the shell of a turtle with a dragon's body is promoted as a positive ornament in Feng Shui, [1] [2] symbolizing courage, determination, fertility, longevity, power, success, and support.
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The name refers to the turtle looking like a flat stone. The species epithet shipian is derived from the first part of the local Chinese name, shi pian (石片), meaning "slab". The describers of Pelodiscus shipian suggested an English name for the turtle, Chinese stone slab soft-shelled turtle. [1]