Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Suborder Cryptodira Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Subphylum Vertebrata Order Testudines Family Trionychidae Genus Pelodiscus | |
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Similar Pelodiscus, Leith's softshell turtle, Burmese peacock softshell, Indian peacock softshell t, Burmese flapshell turtle | ||
Pelodiscus maackii, commonly known as the Amur softshell turtle 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.
References
Northern Chinese softshell turtle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA