EMYSystem Genus Page: Pelodiscus
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OrderOrder Testudines (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
FamilyFamily Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
SubfamilySubfamily Trionychinae (Common Softshell Turtles)
GenusGenus Pelodiscus (Chinese Softshell Turtles)
Species
range of genus Pelodiscus
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P. sinensis
 
Original Description Fitzinger 1835 : 120
Common name Chinese Softshell Turtles
Distribution As for the single species
Comments Removed from the synonymy of Trionyx by Meylan (1987).
 
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