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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.
Functional extinction is the extinction of a species or other taxon such that: . It disappears from the fossil record, or historic reports of its existence cease; [1]; The reduced population no longer plays a significant role in ecosystem function; [2] [3] [4]
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; Rhinopithecus avunculus
Wattle-necked softshell turtle (Palea steindachneri) Cantor's giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) Hunan softshell turtle (Pelodiscus axenaria) Amur softshell turtle (Pelodiscus maackii) Lesser Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus parviformis) Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei)
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 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
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The animal was one of only four Yangtze giant softshell turtles in the world. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...