Wattle-necked softshell turtle

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Wattle-necked softshell turtle
Palea steindachneri.jpeg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Testudines
Family:
Trionychidae
Genus:
Palea[1]

Meylan, 1987 [1]
Species:
P. steindachneri
Binomial name
Palea steindachneri
Synonyms[3]
  • Aspidonectes californiana
    Rivers, 1889 (nomen suppressum)
  • Pelodiscus californianus
    — Baur, 1893
  • Aspidonectes californiensis
    O.P. Hay, 1904 (ex errore)
  • Trionyx steindachneri
    Siebenrock, 1906
    (nomen conservandum)
  • Amyda steindachneri
    — K.P. Schmidt, 1927
  • Palea steindachneri
    — Meylan, 1987
  • Trionix steindachneri
    — Richard, 1999
  • Pelodiscus steindachneri
    — Pritchard, 2001

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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).
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 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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  4. ↑ 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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