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Asian giant softshell turtle

species of turtle
Taxon taxon Q2006609

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
taxon
CITES Appendix
Appendix II of CITES[12]
Described by source
Gujin Tushu Jicheng[6]
IUCN conservation status
critically endangered[3]
Named after
Theodore Edward Cantor[2]
P14541
3Y1nTy[13]
Parent taxon
Pelochelys[4]
Taxon common name
Frog-faced softshell turtle, Asian Giant Softshell Turtle, Cantor's Giant Softshell, Frog-faced Softshell Turtle, 鼋[7][8][9][10]
Taxon name
Pelochelys cantorii[5]
Taxon rank
species[1]
Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule
Schedule I (Part II) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Asian giant softshell turtle en Cantor's giant softshell turtle en Frog-faced softshell turtle en Pelochelys cantorii ar سلحفاة كانتور العملاقة cs kožnatka Cantorova fa لاک‌پشت لاک نرم غول‌پیکر آسیایی fr Pelochelys cumingii fr Pelochelys poljakowii he צב רך אסייתי ענק ja マルスッポン nl Cantors reuzenweekschildpad nl Pelochelys cantorii pl Pelochelys cantorii pl Wielki żółw Cantora ru Мягкотелая черепаха Кантора th Pelochelys cantorii th ตะพาบหัวกบ uk Pelochelys cantorii uk Велика черепаха Кантора
🔖 Identifiers · 20
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Pelochelys cantorii.jpg ↗
ARKive ID (archived)
pelochelys-cantorii, frog-faced-softshell-turtle/pelochelys-cantorii
BOLD Systems taxon ID
669853
CAB ID
238727
CITES Species+ ID
7022
Catalogue of Life ID
76CZZ
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
531434
Encyclopedia of Life ID
789992
Freebase ID
/m/09pf97
GBIF taxon ID
2442658
INaturalist taxon ID
73893
ITIS TSN
949479
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IUCN taxon ID
16502
India Biodiversity Portal species ID
228010
MyBIS species ID
21396
NCBI taxonomy ID
171793
Observation.org taxon ID
102049
Open Tree of Life ID
402522
The Reptile Database ID
genus=Pelochelys&species=cantorii
UMLS CUI
C1198678

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Described by source 1
Gujin Tushu Jicheng
IUCN conservation status 1
critically endangered
Instance of 1
taxon
Named after 1
Theodore Edward Cantor
Parent taxon 1
Pelochelys
Taxon rank 1
species
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  1. [1] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . list of endangered and protected species of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . India Schedule Species Database. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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