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Rafetus (bicallosite softshell turtles)

Synonyms: Oscaria; Yuen

Wikipedia Abstract

Rafetus is a genus of highly endangered softshell turtles in the Trionychidae family. These large turtles are found in freshwater habitats in Asia. According to most taxonomists, the genus contains the following 2 species: \n* Euphrates softshell turtle (Rafetus euphraticus) \n* Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei).
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Species

Rafetus euphraticus (Euphrates Soft-shelled Turtle) (Endangered)
Rafetus swinhoei (Swinhoe’s Soft-shelled Turtle) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Trionyx bohemicus

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0