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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 ...
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 ...
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 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]
The Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra), at up to 254 kg (560 lb), and the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica), at up to 202 kg (445 lb), are also contenders for the title of the largest extant freshwater turtle. [101] [102] The Galapagos tortoise is the largest living tortoise.
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 ...
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 .
In Turkey, with two Caspian turtles. The Euphrates softshell turtle is an endangered species. [1] The primary threats are habitat loss and alterations, [5] but to lesser extent also pollution and killing by fishermen. [6] A major threat is dams, which alter levels of sediment and water temperature, and may flood areas.