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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 ...
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, [4] but some Vietnamese scientists insist the two forms are not identical. The last known individual at ...
The Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), also commonly known as the Red River giant softshell turtle, the Shanghai softshell turtle, the speckled softshell turtle, and Swinhoe's softshell turtle, is a critically endangered species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. It is regarded as one of the largest living freshwater turtle ...
Hà Đình Đức is a Vietnamese biologist. He was born on March 23, 1940, in the Thọ Xuân District of Thanh Hóa Province, Vietnam.He is known for describing the Hoan Kiem turtle, which he classified under name Rafetus leloii.
The Rafetus leloii article states that Rafetus leloii and Rafetus swinhoei are synonyms, but the Rafetus swinhoei states that they are separate species. Attys 19:32, 8 February 2011 (UTC) The latter was mistaken. The cited reference considers them synonyms, and the article has been so edited. MayerG 02:52, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
Rafetus swinhoei: 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 ...
I've requested that Rafetus swinhoei be moved to Yangtze giant softshell turtle as per IUCN naming. I've also requested that Hoan Kiem turtle be merged with Rafetus swinhoei as it has been declared as a synonym. Rafetus leloii already redirects there. What do you all think? Cheers, Jack 16:01, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
The Euphrates softshell turtle (Rafetus euphraticus), also known as the Mesopotamian softshell turtle, [4] is a species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. It is found throughout much of the Euphrates–Tigris river basin in Iraq , Syria , Turkey and Khūzestān Province of Iran .