Wattle-necked softshell turtle

Wattle-necked softshell turtle
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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