EMYSystem Genus Page: Rafetus
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OrderOrder Testudines (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
FamilyFamily Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
SubfamilySubfamily Trionychinae (Common Softshell Turtles)
GenusGenus Rafetus (Bicallosite Softshell Turtles)
Species
range of genus Rafetus
approximate range
R. euphraticus
R. swinhoei
 
Original Description Gray 1864a : 81
Common name Bicallosite Softshell Turtles
Distribution Asia
Comments Removed from the synonymy of Trionyx by Meylan (1987).
 
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