Wattle-necked softshell turtle
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Palea[1]
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P. steindachneri
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Palea steindachneri (Siebenrock, 1906)[1]
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The wattle-necked softshell turtle (Palea steindachneri) is an endangered species of softshell turtle and the only member of the genus Palea.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, steindachneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Steindachner.[4]
Distribution
P. steindachneri is native to southeastern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan), Laos, and Vietnam, but has also been introduced to Hawaii and Mauritius.[1]
Threats
The species is endangered by poaching for human consumption[2] (it is also raised in Vietnamese turtle farms).[5]
References
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Further reading
- 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 sp. n., pp. 579–581).
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Palea steindachneri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.
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- ↑ 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. ( (Palea steindachneri) p. 252).
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