A new species of Pelodiscus from northeastern Indochina (Testudines, Trionychidae)

2019/02/12 by Balázs Farkas, Thomas Ziegler, Cuong The Pham +2 · 2 citations
Environmental Science · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Turtle Biology and Conservation #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Evolution and Paleontology Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/zookeys.824.31376

openalex publication_date 2019/02/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

A new, critically endangered species of softshell turtle, Pelodiscusvariegatus sp. n. is described from north-central Vietnam and Hainan Island, China, distinguished by a unique set of genetic and morphological traits from all other congeners ( P.axenaria , P.maackii , P.parviformis , P.sinensis , and unnamed genetic lineages). Morphologically, P.variegatus is characterized, among others, by its strong ventral ornamentation in all age classes.

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• Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with Maps, and Conservation Status.
• Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (8th Ed.)

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