Pelodiscus parviformis TANG, 1997

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Higher Taxa	Trionychidae, Testudines (turtles)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Pelodiscus parviformis TANG 1997 Pelodiscus parviformis — ZHOU & LI 2007 Pelodiscus parviformis — YANG et al. 2012
Distribution	China (GUANGXI-ZHUANG; Guanyang, Lingchuan, Quanzhou, Xingan & Ziyuan counties; HUNAN; Dongan, Daoxian & Qiyang counties) Map legend: - Region according to the TDWG standard, not a precise distribution map. NOTE: TDWG regions are generated automatically from the text in the distribution field and this does not always work properly. We are working on it.
Types
Comment	Synonymy: This species was suspected to be a synonym of Pelodiscus sinensis (FRITZ & OBST 1999). However, Yang et al. (2011) argued that it is a valid species, although they did not provide a revised diagnosis. Hence the status of the species remains a bit unclear. Reproduction: oviparous.
References	Fritz U; Obst F J 1999. Neue Schildkröten aus Südostasien Teil II. Bataguridae (Cyclemys, Heosemys, Mauremys, Ocadia, Pyxidea, Sacalia) und Trionychidae. Sauria 21: 11–26. - get paper here Tang, Yezhong 1997. Research on a new species of Pelodiscus, Trionychidae in China. ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH 18 (1): 13-17 YANG, Ping; Yezhong TANG, Li DING, Xianguang GUO and Yuezhao WANG 2011. Validity of Pelodiscus parviformis (Testudines: Trionychidae) Inferred from Molecular and Morphological Analyses. Asian Herpetological Research 2 (1): 21-29 - get paper here ZHOU, T; P-P Li. 2007. Chelonian species diversity and current status in China. (in Chinese) Sichuan Journal of Zoology 26 (2):463-467 - get paper here
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