Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle

Summary

Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable^[5].
• Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle is classified within Pelochelys^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle is Pelochelys bibroni^[7].
• Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle is commonly known as Asian giant softshell turtle^[8].
• Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle is commonly known as Asian Giant Softshell Turtle^[9].
• Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle is commonly known as New Guinea Giant Softshell Turtle^[10].
• Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle is commonly known as Striped New Guinea Softshell Turtle^[11].
• Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[12].
• Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+26'}^[13].

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Classification

Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's scientific name is Pelochelys bibroni^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Pelochelys^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Asian giant softshell turtle^[8], New Guinea Giant Softshell Turtle^[10], and Striped New Guinea Softshell Turtle^[11].

Identifiers

Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 73892^[14]. Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 171792^[15]. Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8827600^[16]. Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2442653^[17]. Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551816^[18].

Why It Matters

Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]