EMYSystem Text Only Species Page: Palea steindachneri
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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..............Palea steindachneri (Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle)
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- Original Description
- Siebenrock 1906b : 579
- Holotype
- NMW 20373
- Type Locality
- "Kau-Kongriver" [Hainan Island, China (PRC)]
- Original name
- Trionyx steindachneri
- Common Name
- Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle
- Distribution
- Southeastern China (including Hainan Island) [PRC] and Vietnam; introduced into Hawaii, USA (Webb, 1980c; McKeown and Webb, 1982
- Comments
- Reviewed by Smith (1931; as Trionyx steindachneri), Pope (1935; as Amyda steindachneri), Bourret (1941; as Trionyx steindachneri), and Meylan (1987).
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