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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)
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.
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 ...
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
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 animal was one of only four Yangtze giant softshell turtles in the world. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
Giant softshell turtle may refer to the following: Asian giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii), or Cantor's giant softshell turtle;