A new species of Pelodiscus from northeastern Indochina (Testudines, Trionychidae)

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: China · Topics: Turtle Biology and Conservation, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Evolution and Paleontology Studies

A new, critically endangered species of softshell turtle, Pelodiscus variegatus sp. n. is described from north-central Vietnam and Hainan Island, China, distinguished by a unique set of genetic and morphological traits from all other congeners (P. axenaria, P. maackii, P. parviformis, P. sinensis, and unnamed genetic lineages). Morphologically, P. variegatus is characterized, among others, by its strong ventral ornamentation in all age classes.

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