Northern Chinese softshell turtle

Pelodiscus maackii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Subfamily:	Trionychinae
Genus:	Pelodiscus
Species:	P. maackii
Binomial name
	Pelodiscus maackii; (Brandt, 1857)
Synonyms
	Trionyx maackii; Brandt, 1857; Amyda maackii; — Stejneger, 1907; Trionyx maachii; Stanley, 1914 (ex errore); Trionyx maaki; Chkhikvadze, 1987 (ex errore); Pelodiscus maackii; — David, 1994;

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Pelodiscus maackii, commonly known as the Amur softshell turtle^[2] or the northern Chinese softshell turtle, is a species of turtle found in the Russian Far East, northeastern China, and Korea.

Etymology

The specific name, maackii, is in honor of Russian naturalist Richard Maack.^[2]

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↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pelodiscus maackii, p. 164).

Brandt JF. 1857. "Observationes quaedam ad generis Trionychum species duas novas spectantes ". Bulletin de la Classe Physico-Mathématique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 16: 110-111. (Trionyx maackii, new species). (in Latin).
Stejneger L. 1907. Herpetology of Japan and Adjacent Territory. Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum Bulletin 58. Washington, District of Columbia: Government Printing Office. xx + 577 pp. (Amyda maackii, p. 529).

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v t e Turtle family Trionychidae
Genus	Species of the subfamily Cyclanorbinae
Cyclanorbis	Nubian flapshell turtle Senegal flapshell turtle
Cycloderma	Aubry's flapshell turtle Zambezi flapshell turtle
Lissemys	Burmese flapshell turtle Indian flapshell turtle Sri Lankan flapshell turtle
	Species of the subfamily Trionychinae
Amyda	Asiatic softshell turtle
Apalone	Florida softshell turtle Smooth softshell turtle Spiny softshell turtle
Chitra	Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle
Dogania	Malayan softshell turtle
Nilssonia	Black softshell turtle Burmese peacock softshell Indian softshell turtle Indian peacock softshell turtle Leith's softshell turtle
Palea	Wattle-necked softshell turtle
Pelochelys	Cantor's giant softshell turtle New Guinea giant softshell turtle Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle
Pelodiscus	Chinese softshell turtle Hunan softshell turtle Lesser Chinese softshell turtle Northern Chinese softshell turtle
Rafetus	Euphrates softshell turtle Yangtze giant softshell turtle
Trionyx	African softshell turtle
Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist.