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order..........TESTUDINES (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
family...........Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
subfamily.......Trionychinae (Common Softshell Turtles)
genus...............Palea (Wattle-necked Softshell Turtles)
species
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P. steindachneri (Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle)
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- Original Description
- Meylan 1987 : 77
- Common Name
- Wattle-necked Softshell Turtles
- Distribution
- As for the single species
- Comments
- Removed from the synonymy of Trionyx by Meylan (1987).
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