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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.
Chinese pond turtle in Tokyo. High demand for turtle plastrons for Shang divination rites and archaeological findings of large caches of turtle shells has led some scholars to speculate that Mauremys reevesii may have been farmed for this purpose in antiquity. [17] M. reevesii is one of the species raised on China's modern-day turtle farms ...
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.
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 ]
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 ).
The genus name Yuen derives from the Chinese 鼋 (yuan), meaning "large turtle." Later, zoologists reclassified the species under different genera, including Trionyx, Pelodiscus, and Pelochelys. In 1987, Peter Andre Meylan placed the species under the genus Rafetus. [26]
The Chinese box turtle (simplified Chinese: 食蛇龟; traditional Chinese: 食蛇龜; pinyin: shíshéguī; lit. 'Snake-eating turtle'), also known as the yellow-margined box turtle , or golden-headed turtle , is a species of Asian box turtle .
The Chinese broad-headed pond turtle (Mauremys megalocephala) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae.It is endemic to China.. The species may be a synonym of the Reeve's turtle, having simply been described from Reeve's turtles with megacephaly, a condition associated with much larger and broader heads.