Biology:Amur softshell turtle

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Amur softshell turtle
Pelodiscus maackii 5596895 (cropped).jpg
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Trionychidae
Genus: Pelodiscus
Species:
P. maackii
Binomial name
Pelodiscus maackii
(Brandt, 1857)
Synonyms [2]
  • Trionyx maackii
    Brandt, 1857
  • Amyda maackii
    — Stejneger, 1907
  • Trionyx maachii
    Stanley, 1914 (ex errore)
  • Trionyx maaki
    Chkhikvadze, 1987 (ex errore)
  • Pelodiscus maackii
    — David, 1994

Pelodiscus maackii, commonly known as the Amur softshell turtle[3] or the northern Chinese softshell turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is found in the Russian Far East, northeastern China, Korea, and Japan .[4] It is possible that the Japanese populations are the result of ancient introductions by humans.[4] This aquatic species may attain a straight carapace length of 32.5 cm (1.1 ft).[5]

Breeding

In China specifically the breeding of the Chinese soft turtle has been done for over 2400 years and the production has come[6] to 340,000 Annually due to the demand.

Etymology

The specific name, maackii, is in honor of Russian naturalist Richard Maack.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php. 
  2. ↑ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 318–319. ISSN 1864-5755. http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf. Retrieved 29 May 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pelodiscus maackii, p. 164).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rhodin, A. G. J.; Iverson, J. B.; Bour, R.; Fritz, U.; Georges, A.; Shaffer, H. B.; van Dijk, P. P. (Turtle Taxonomy Working Group) (2017). "Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status". Chelonian Research Monographs. Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 7: 1–292. doi:10.3854/crm.7.checklist.atlas.v8.2017. ISBN 9781532350269. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/64c5/1a25fb4afce9a68f6fadc4e63c80929938d2.pdf. 
  5. ↑ "Chinese Soft-shell Turtle". Ecology Asia. http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/turtles/chinese-soft-shell_turtle.htm. 
  6. ↑ Gong, Shiping; Vamberger, Melita; Auer, Markus; Praschag, Peter; Fritz, Uwe (2018-05-04). "Millennium-old farm breeding of Chinese softshell turtles (Pelodiscus spp.) results in massive erosion of biodiversity" (in en). The Science of Nature 105 (5): 34. doi:10.1007/s00114-018-1558-9. ISSN 1432-1904. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-018-1558-9. 

Further reading

  • Brandt JF (1857). "Observationes quaedam ad generis Trionychum species duas novas spectantes ". Bulletin de la Classe Physico-Mathématique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 16: 110–111. (Trionyx maackii, new species). (in Latin).
  • Stejneger L (1907). Herpetology of Japan and Adjacent Territory. Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum Bulletin 58. Washington, District of Columbia: Government Printing Office. xx + 577 pp. (Amyda maackii, p. 529).

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