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Basic information
Pelodiscus sinensis
Chinese Soft-shelled Turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyTrionychidae
GenusChinese softshell turtles
- Czech name
- Kožnatka čínská
- English name
- Chinese Soft-shelled Turtle
- Alternative names
- Chinese Softshell, Chinese Softshell Turtle, Chinesische Weichschildkröte, Southern Chinese Soft-shelled Turtle, Дальневосточная черепаха, 中华鳖
- Synonyms
- Amyda schlegeli haseri, Amyda schlegeli licenti, Ceramopelta latirostris, Cinctisternum bicinctum, Coelognathus novem-costatus, Coptopelta septem-costata, Gomphopelta officinae, Gymnopus simonii, Landemania irrorata, Oscaria swinhoei, Psilognathus laevis, Temnognathus mordax, Testudo rostrata, Testudo semimembranacea, Tortisternum novem-costatum, Trionyx (Aspidonectes) sinensis, Trionyx cartilagineus var. newtoni, Trionyx schlegeli, Trionyx sinensis cyphus, Trionyx swinhonis, Trionyx tuberculatus, Tyrse perocellata, Yuen leprosus, Yuen pallens, Yuen viridis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Brackish water, Farm, Freshwater, Lake, Marsh, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic, Mud, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 330 mm
- Body mass
- max 4,329 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 5.4 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 24 years
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 17.8–40.9 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 8–30 individuals
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
- Egg length
- ~25 mm
- Egg width
- ~25 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 76CTF · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4