Wattle-necked Soft-shelled Turtle

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Wattle-Necked Soft-Shelled Turtle
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Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Testudines
Family: Trionychidae
Genus: Palea
Species: P. steindachneri
Binomial name
Palea steindachneri
Wiegmann, 1835

The Wattle Necked Soft Shelled Turtle is a turtle from the genus Palea. The adults are brownish-green and have large webbed feet and a long nose which helps them breathe.