Hunan softshell turtle

Hunan softshell turtle
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Pelodiscus
Species:	P. axenaria
Binomial name
	Pelodiscus axenaria; (Zhou, Zhang & Fang 1991)
Synonyms
	Trionyx axenaria ; Zhou, Zhang & Fang, 1991; Pelodiscus axenaria ; — David, 1994; Pelodiscus axenarius ; — Bour, 2002;

The Hunan softshell turtle (Pelodiscus axenaria) is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae, the softshells. It is endemic to China, where it occurs in Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Jiangxi provinces.^[4]^[5] It is found in Taoyuan, Pingjiang, Rucheng, Lingling, and Shaoyang counties of Hunan province (Zhou, Zhang & Fang, 1991).

The meaning of the epithet "axenaria" is unknown; Gong et al. (2022) suggested that it might be a misspelling of arenaria, which means "of sand" in Latin.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Rhodin et al. 2010, p. 000.208
^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter. (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 318. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.
^ Pelodiscus axenaria. Reptile Database.
^ Rhodin, Anders G.J. (2021-11-15). Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 8. Chelonian Research Foundation and Turtle Conservancy. doi:10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021. ISBN 978-0-9910368-3-7.
^ Gong SP, Fritz U, Vamberger M, Gao YC, Farkas B (2022). "Disentangling the Pelodiscus axenaria complex, with the description of a new Chinese species and neotype designation for P. axenaria (Zhou, Zhang & Fang, 1991)". Zootaxa. 5125 (2): 131–143. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5125.2.2. PMID 36101223.

Bibliography

Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-15.

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[Rhodin10-1] Rhodin et al. 2010, p. 000.208

[CITES-2] "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

[Fritz_2007-3] Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter. (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 318. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.

[4] Pelodiscus axenaria. Reptile Database.

[5] Rhodin, Anders G.J. (2021-11-15). Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 8. Chelonian Research Foundation and Turtle Conservancy. doi:10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021. ISBN 978-0-9910368-3-7.

[Gong_et_al_2022-6] Gong SP, Fritz U, Vamberger M, Gao YC, Farkas B (2022). "Disentangling the Pelodiscus axenaria complex, with the description of a new Chinese species and neotype designation for P. axenaria (Zhou, Zhang & Fang, 1991)". Zootaxa. 5125 (2): 131–143. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5125.2.2. PMID 36101223.

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