Wattle-necked softshell turtle
| Wattle-necked softshell turtle | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Subfamily: | Trionychinae |
| Genus: | Palea Meylan, 1987 [3] |
| Species: | P. steindachneri
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| Palea steindachneri (Siebenrock, 1906)[3]
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The wattle-necked softshell turtle (Palea steindachneri), also commonly known as Steindachner's soft-shelled turtle,[6] is an endangered Asian species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is the only member of the genus Palea.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]P. steindachneri exhibits sexual dimorphism. Females of this freshwater turtle reach up to 44.5 cm (17.5 in) in straight carapace length, while males only reach up to 36 cm (14 in). However, males have a longer tail than the females.[7]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, steindachneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Steindachner.[6]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]P. steindachneri is native to southeastern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan), Laos, and Vietnam, but has also been introduced to Hawaii and Mauritius.[3]
Threats
[edit | edit source]P. steindachneri is endangered by poaching for human consumption. Although pressure on the wild population continues, several thousand are hatched and raised each year on turtle farms in China and Vietnam for food and traditional medicine.[8][9]
References
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Meylan PA (1987). "The Phylogenetic Relationships of Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae)". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. 186 (1): 1-100. (Palea, new genus, p. 94).
- Siebenrock F (1906). "Zur Kenntnis der Schildkrötenfauna der Insel Hainan ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 30: 578-586. (Trionyx steindachneri, new species, pp. 579–581). (in German).
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