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Hunan Softshell Turtle

Tortoises & Freshwater Turtles

Pelodiscus axenaria

China Red List: Endangered (EN)

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Range

China: Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Jiangxi

The Hunan softshell turtle is a Chinese member of the softshell-turtle family Trionychidae. Its documented distribution includes Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Jiangxi, with records from Taoyuan, Pingjiang, Rucheng, Lingling and Shaoyang counties in Hunan. The specific epithet axenaria has an uncertain meaning and may have originated as a typographical error for arenaria, a Latin term meaning "of sand." (Wikipedia, general species account)

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Where is the Hunan Softshell Turtle found?
China: Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Jiangxi
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