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The Hoàn Kiếm turtle, also Rafetus leloii, was an obsolete or controversial taxon of turtle from Southeast Asia, based on specimens from Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam. Most experts classify this turtle as synonymous with the rare Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), although some Vietnamese biologists asserted that R ...
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.
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 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 United States Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission selected Glenna Goodacre to sculpt the memorial after previously rejecting the idea for a memorial to women. Diane Carlson Evans, a former U.S. Army nurse, co-founded the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation (VWMF) in 1984 with two other veterans. It took ...
A rare kind of sea turtle nest was found on the beach at Huntington Beach State Park in the Murrells Inlet area, the South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (SCUTE) posted on Facebook.. Kemp’s ...
Cantor's giant softshell turtle is native to the rivers of south Asia and is critically endangered. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
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 ...