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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General
Conservation
Distribution
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References
General Information
 
Pelodiscus sinensis
Chinese Soft-shelled Turtle
 
Animal Group: Reptile
爬行類
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Trionychidae
Other Name(s): Trionyx sinensis
Description: Unlike other turtles, body covered with a leathery skin. Carapace ~35cm, dark olive green. Rear side has a flap of soft skin. Underside greyish white in colour. With a pig-like nose. Digits fully webbed. With a long neck.
Conservation Status
Statutory Protection in Hong Kong
  • Listed in Wild Animals Protection Ordinance (Cap. 170)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status
  • Vulnerable
China Red Data Book Status
  • Vulnerable
Fellowes et al. (2002)
  • Global Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Locally found in reservoirs and fishponds in Deep Bay area.
Global Distribution
  • Occurs in China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Vietnam.
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References
  • Karsen, S. J., Lau, M.W.N, & Bogadek, A. (1998). Hong Kong Amphibians and Reptiles (11nd Edition). Provisional Urban Council Hong Kong.
  • Simon Chan. 2003. Green Turtles in Hong Kong. Friends of the Country Parks & Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.