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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 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 ...
Pelochelys cantorii Gray, 1864 – Cantor's giant softshell turtle [1] Pelochelys signifera Webb , 2002 – northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle [ 1 ] Nota bene : In the above list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pelochelys .
The southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys bibroni) is a species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is endemic to the lowlands of southern New Guinea with occasional vagrant individuals sighted off the coast of northern Australia. [1] [4] There is no confirmed Australian record. [1]
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 ]
South of the Central Range it is replaced by the closely related southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle (P. bibroni). [4] It is threatened by overhunting and harvesting of eggs as well as significant habitat loss of aquatic vegetation due to introduced fish species such as the red-bellied pacu (Piaractus brachypomus). [5]
The last-known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle has died in a zoo in Suzhou, China. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Entertainment. Fitness. Food. Games. Health ...
The Nepali government has established a turtle breeding center in Chitwan National Park and granted permission to a non-governmental organization to rescue and conserve the turtles in eastern Nepal. [8] Despite this, and the turtles' status as an endangered species, it is not on the Nepali government's list of highly protected wildlife.