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    diversity of Pelodiscus genotypes in China, some of which may correspond to distinct species. However, the millennia-old practice of farming Pelodiscus for consumption...
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    sinensis – Richard, 1999 Pelodiscus sinensis sinensis – Ferri, 2002 Pelodiscus sinensis tuberculatus – Ferri, 2002 Pelodiscus sinensis japonicus – Joseph-Ouni...
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    the most commonly consumed softshell species is the Chinese softshell Pelodiscus sinensis. As a noted Japanese biologist pointed out in 1904, the Japanese...
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    Pelodiscus shipian is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. Like its closest relatives, Pelodiscus huangshanensis and Pelodiscus axenaria, the...
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    Pelodiscus maackii, commonly known as the Amur softshell turtle or the northern Chinese softshell turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae...
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  • The lesser Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus parviformis) is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. It is endemic to China, where it inhabits...
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    The spotted softshell turtle (Pelodiscus variegatus) is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. It is found in Indochina, where it is largely restricted...
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  • The Hunan softshell turtle (Pelodiscus axenaria) is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae, the softshells. It is endemic to China, where it occurs...
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  • The Huangshan softshell turtle or horse-hoof softshell turtle (Pelodiscus huangshanensis) is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. It is endemic...
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    1828 Heloderma horridum, the venomous Mexican beaded lizard, in 1829 Pelodiscus sinensis in 1834 Laemanctus longipes also in 1834 Scincus hemprichii in...
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