EMYSystem Species Page: Pelochelys cantori
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OrderOrder Testudines (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
FamilyFamily Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
SubfamilySubfamily Trionychinae (Common Softshell Turtles)
GenusGenus Pelochelys (Asian Giant Softshell Turtles)
SpeciesSpecies Pelochelys cantori (Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle)
range of species Pelochelys cantori
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Original Description Gray 1864a :
Type Locality None
Holotype BMNH 1946.1.22.9 (formerly 73.7.30.125) and its skull, which is numbered separately as BMNH 1947.3.6.13
Original name Pelochelys cantori
Common name Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle
Distribution None
Comments None
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