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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.
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. It is considered a junior synonym of Rafetus swinhoei by most authorities, [2] but some Vietnamese scientists insist the two forms are not identical. The last known individual at ...
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 ...
Giant softshell turtle may refer to the following: Asian giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii), or Cantor's giant softshell turtle; New Guinea giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys bibroni) Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys signifera) Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) Pelochelys, the genus of giant ...
Zhou's box turtle is a critically endangered species that is endemic to China. ... Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) Tortoises. Russian tortoise ...
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.
The largest extant freshwater turtle is possibly the North American alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii), which has an unverified maximum reported weight of 183 kg (403 lb), although this is challenged by several rare, giant softshell turtle from Asia (Rafetus and Pelochelys) unverified to 200 kg (440 lb) and nearly 2 m (6 ft 7 in ...
Illustration of the Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) sent by Robert Swinhoe to John Edward Gray at the British Museum. At a young age, he had been interested in birds and had made a small collection of British birds, nests and eggs.