Pelochelys
Encyclopedia
Pelochelys is a genus
of turtles of the family
Trionychidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of turtles of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Trionychidae
Trionychidae
Trionychidae is a taxonomic family which comprises a number of turtle genera commonly known as softshells. They are also sometimes called pancake turtles. Softshells consist of some of the world's largest fresh water turtles, though many can adapt to living in highly brackish areas. Members of this...
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Species
- New Guinea giant softshell turtle - Pelochelys bibroni
- Cantor's giant softshell turtle- Pelochelys cantorii
- Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle - Pelochelys signifera