Northern Chinese softshell turtle
Not to be confused with the Chinese softshell turtle or the lesser Chinese softshell turtle.
| Pelodiscus maackii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Subfamily: | Trionychinae |
| Genus: | Pelodiscus |
| Species: | P. maackii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelodiscus maackii (Brandt, 1857) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Pelodiscus maackii, commonly known as the Amur softshell turtle[2] or the northern Chinese softshell turtle, is a species of turtle found in the Russian Far East, northeastern China, and Korea.
Etymology
The specific name, maackii, is in honor of Russian naturalist Richard Maack.[2]
References
- ↑ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 318–319. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- 1 2 Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pelodiscus maackii, p. 164).
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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