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Genus of turtles

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Pelochelys

Pelochelys cantorii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Subfamily:	Trionychinae
Genus:	Pelochelys Gray, 1864^[1]^[2]
Synonyms^[2]
PelochlysZhao, 1997(ex errore)

Pelochelys is agenus of very large softshell turtles in thefamily Trionychidae. They are found frompeninsular India northeast to southernChina, and south toSoutheast Asia andNew Guinea. These turtles are also known asgiant softshell turtles.

The species in this genus, while still being freshwater turtles as with allTrionychidae, are unique for having significantsalt tolerance and regularly entering near-coastalmarine habitats.^[3]

Taxonomy

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These threespecies are recognized as being valid:^[4]

Pelochelys bibroni(Owen, 1853) – southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle^[1]
Pelochelys cantoriiGray, 1864 – Cantor's giant softshell turtle^[1]
Pelochelys signiferaWebb, 2002 – northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle^[1]

Nota bene: In the above list, abinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other thanPelochelys.

Cladogram as drawn by Walter G. Joyce, Ariel Revan, Tyler R. Lyson, and Igor G. Danilov (2009)^[5]

Trionychidae

Cyclanorbinae

Cyclanorbis

	Cycloderma

	Lissemys

†Plastomeninae

	Hutchemys

	Plastomenus

Trionychinae

Trionyx

	Chitra

	Pelochelys

	Apalone

	Rafetus

	Amyda

	Aspideretes

	Nilssonia

	Dogania

	Palea

	Pelodiscus

References

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^^a ^b ^c ^dRhodin et al. 2011, pp. 000.207
^^a ^bFritz & Havaš 2007, p. 317
^Group, Asian Turtle Trade Working (2000-06-30)."IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Pelochelys cantorii".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved2021-05-07.{{cite web}}:|last= has generic name (help)
^The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
^Joyce, Walter G.; Revan, Ariel; Lyson, Tyler R.; Danilov, Igor G. (2009)."Two New Plastomenine Softshell Turtles from the Paleocene of Montana and Wyoming"(PDF).Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.50 (2):307–325.doi:10.3374/014.050.0202.S2CID 85505337.

Works cited

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Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Bour, Roger (2011-12-31)."Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status"(PDF).Chelonian Research Monographs.6.Archived(PDF) from the original on 2012-01-31.
Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31)."Checklist of Chelonians of the World"(PDF).Archived(PDF) from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved2010-12-29.

Boulenger GA. 1889.Catalogue of the Chelonians, Rhynchocephalians, and Crocodiles in the British Museum (Natural History). New Edition. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). x + 311 pp. + Plates I-VI. (GenusPelochelys, p. 262, figure 69).
Gray JE. 1864. Revision of the Species of Trionychidæ found in Asia and Africa, with Descriptions of some New Species.Proc. Zool. Soc. London1864: 76–98. (Pelochelys, new genus, p. 89).

Trionychidae family

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Subclass:Anapsida
Order:Testudines
Superfamily:Trionychia

Genera

Species of theTrionychidae family

Amyda

Apalone

†Axestemys

Chitra

Cyclanorbis

Cycloderma

Dogania

Malayan softshell turtle

†Gilmoremys

†Gilmoremys gettyspherensis
†Gilmoremys lancensis

†Hutchemys

†Khunnuchelys

Lissemys

Nilssonia

†Palaeoamyda

†Palaeoamyda messeliana

Palea

Wattle-necked softshell turtle

Pelochelys

Pelodiscus

Rafetus

Trionyx

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based onturtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=extinct.

Testudines

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Clade:Diapsida
Order:Testudines

Genus

Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)

Cheloniidae	†Allopleuron Caretta †Carolinochelys Chelonia †Eochelone Eretmochelys †Gigantatypus †Glarichelys †Itilochelys Lepidochelys †Mexichelys †Miocaretta Natator †Pacifichelys †Syllomus †Tasbacka
Dermochelyidae	†Arabemys †Corsochelys †Cosmochelys Dermochelys †Eosphargis †Mesodermochelys †Psephophorus
	†Euclastes †Peritresius †Procolpochelys †Protosphargis †Puppigerus

Kinosternoidea

Dermatemydidae	Dermatemys
Kinosternidae	Claudius †Hoplochelys Kinosternon Staurotypus Sternotherus

Testudinoidea

Emydidae	†Acherontemys Chrysemys Clemmys Deirochelys Emys Actinemys Emydoidea Glyptemys Graptemys Malaclemys Pseudemys Terrapene Trachemys †Wilburemys
Geoemydidae	Batagur †Banhxeochelys Cuora Cyclemys Geoclemys Geoemyda Hardella Heosemys Leucocephalon Malayemys Mauremys Melanochelys Morenia Notochelys Orlitia Pangshura Rhinoclemmys Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys
Platysternidae	Platysternon
Testudinidae	Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Centrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis †Cymatholcus †Floridemys Geochelone Gopherus †Hadrianus †Hesperotestudo Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria †Megalochelys †Oligopherus Psammobates Pyxis †Solitudo Stigmochelys †Stylemys Testudo

Trionychia

Carettochelyidae	†Allaeochelys †Anosteira Carettochelys
Trionychidae	Amyda Apalone †Axestemys Chitra Cyclanorbis Cycloderma †Drazinderetes Dogania †Gilmoremys †Hutchemys †Khunnuchelys Lissemys Nilssonia Palea †Palaeoamyda Pelochelys Pelodiscus Rafetus Trionyx
	†Basilochelys †Sinaspideretes

Chelydridae	Chelydra †Chelydrops †Chelydropsis †Emarginachelys †Macrocephalochelys Macrochelys †Planiplastron †Protochelydra
†Nanhsiungchelyidae	†Anomalochelys †Basilemys †Jiangxichelys
†Protostegidae	†Alienochelys †Archelon †Atlantochelys †Bouliachelys †Calcarichelys †Cratochelone †Desmatochelys †Iserosaurus †Notochelone †Ocepechelon †Pneumatoarthrus †Protostega †Rhinochelys †Santanachelys †Terlinguachelys
	†Adocus †Argillochelys †Bashuchelys †Ctenochelys †Prionochelys †Toxochelys

Pleurodira

†Araripemydidae	†Araripemys
†Bothremydidae	†Araiochelys †Arenila †Azabbaremys †Bothremys †Cearachelys †Chedighaii †Chupacabrachelys †Eotaphrosphys †Foxemys †Galianemys †Ilatardia †Inaechelys †Itapecuruemys †Jainemys †Kinkonychelys †Kurmademys †Labrostochelys †Nigeremys †Phosphatochelys †Polysternon †Puentemys †Rosasia †Rhothonemys †Sankuchemys †Taphrosphys †Ummulisani †Zolhafah
Chelidae	Acanthochelys Chelodina Chelus Elseya Elusor Emydura Hydromedusa †Lomalatachelys Mesoclemmys Myuchelys Phrynops Platemys †Prochelidella Pseudemydura Rheodytes Rhinemys †Yaminuechelys
Pelomedusidae	Pelomedusa Pelusios
Podocnemididae	†Albertwoodemys †Bauruemys †Brontochelys †Caninemys †Carbonemys †Cerrejonemys †Cordichelys Erymnochelys †Lapparentemys †Latentemys Peltocephalus Podocnemis †Stupendemys
†Sahonachelyidae	†Sahonachelys †Sokatra

	†Caribemys †Caririemys †Tacuarembemys

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based onTurtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.

See alsoList of Testudines families

Taxon identifiers
Pelochelys	Wikidata:Q2138486 Wikispecies:Pelochelys ADW:Pelochelys BOLD:191049 CoL:6KC2 EoL:59792 GBIF:2442652 iNaturalist:39572 IRMNG:1289980 ITIS:208701 NCBI:129892 Open Tree of Life:306733