Pelodiscus variegatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trionychoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Trionychoidea

Familia: Trionychidae
Subfamilia: Trionychinae
Genus: Pelodiscus
Species: Pelodiscus variegatus

Name

Pelodiscus variegatus Farkas, Ziegler, Pham, Ong, Fritz, 2019

Holotype: IEBR 4480, adult female preserved in alcohol. Paratypes: AMNH 30125, hatchling; HNHM 2018.111.1, adult male, same data as for the holotype; HNHM 2018.112.1, female; MTD 42534, adult female; MTD 42834, female (field number TZ 584); MTD 44045, female (field number TZ V8); NMW 30221:1–6, six hatchlings; Zoological Collection, Vinh University, Vinh, Nghe An Province: AQT001-HTVN2018, female; ZFMK 101820, female (field number TZ 679). Several other non-paratypes also exists, present in various collections and repositories.

Type locality: Thai Thinh village, Kinh Mon District, Hai Duong Province, Vietnam, leg. Cuong The Pham, 20 June 2009.

References

Primary references

Farkas, B., Ziegler, T., Pham, C.T., Ong, A.V. & Fritz, U. 2019. A new species of Pelodiscus from northeastern Indochina (Testudines, Trionychidae). ZooKeys 824: 71–86. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.824.31376 Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Spotted softshell turtle

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