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Turtle Species
Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle
Rafetus swinhoei
- Scientific nameRafetus swinhoei
- Japanese nameシャンハイハナスッポン
- FamilySoftshell turtles (Trionychidae)
- Max carapace length1.0 m
- DietOmnivorous
- LifestyleAquatic & terrestrial
- Conservation status (IUCN)CR — Critically Endangered
- iNaturalist observations45
About this species
The Yangtze giant softshell turtle, also commonly known as the Red River giant softshell turtle, the Shanghai softshell turtle, the speckled softshell turtle, and Swinhoe's softshell turtle, is a critically endangered species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. It is one of the largest living freshwater turtle species. Native to eastern and southern China and northern Vietnam, the species has a known population of only two individuals, and the absence of fertile females has rendered it functionally extinct.
Source: Wikipedia「Yangtze giant softshell turtle」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
