Wattle-necked softshell 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 softshell turtle is a turtle from the genus Palea.[1] The adults are brownish-green and have large webbed feet and a long nose which helps them breathe. It is native to China and Vietnam, but has also been introduced to Hawaii and Mauritius.
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