Pelochelys

Pelochelys
Pelochelys cantorii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Subclass:	Anapsida
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Trionychia
Family:	Trionychidae
Subfamily:	Trionychinae
Genus:	Pelochelys Gray, 1864[1][2]
Synonyms[2]
Pelochlys Zhao, 1997 (ex errore)

Pelochelys is a genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae.

Species

These three species are recognized as being valid:^[3]

• Pelochelys bibroni (Owen, 1853) – New Guinea giant softshell turtle^[1]
• Pelochelys cantorii Gray, 1864 – Cantor's giant softshell turtle^[1]
• Pelochelys signifera Webb, 2002 – northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle^[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pelochelys.

References

1. Rhodin 2011, pp. 000.207
2. Fritz 2007, p. 317
3. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

• 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". Chelonian Research Monographs. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-22.
• Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Archived from the original (pdf) on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-29.

Further reading

• 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. (Genus Pelochelys, 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. London 1864: 76-98. (Pelochelys, new genus, p. 89).