Pelodiscus
Pelodiscus sinensis, Chinese softshell turtle
Conservation status
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Subfamily:	Trionychinae
Genus:	Pelodiscus Fitzinger, 1835[1]
Species
See text

Pelodiscus is a genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae, the softshells.^[1] Based on genetic and morphological analysis there are seven valid species.^[3] They are native to Eastern Asia, ranging from the Amur region, south through China and Korea, as far south as Vietnam.^[4] Populations in Japan are thought to likely originate from historic human introductions.^[3]

Phylogenetic studies have recovered a high diversity of Pelodiscus genotypes in China, some of which may correspond to distinct species. However, the millennia-old practice of farming Pelodiscus for consumption, especially in large-scale turtle farms since the late 20th century, is thought to threaten these lineages due to hybridization with farmed individuals.^[5]

• Pelodiscus axenaria (Zhou, Zhang & Fang, 1991) — Hunan softshell turtle^[1]
• Pelodiscus huangshanensis Gong, Peng, Huang, & Nie, 2021 — Huangshan softshell turtle, horse-hoof softshell turtle^[6]
• Pelodiscus maackii (Brandt, 1857) — Amur softshell turtle, northern Chinese softshell turtle^[1]
• Pelodiscus parviformis Tang, 1997 — lesser Chinese softshell turtle^[1]
• Pelodiscus shipian Gong, Fritz, Vamberger, Gao & Farkas, 2022 — Chinese stone slab softshell turtle^[7]
• Pelodiscus sinensis (Wiegmann, 1835) — Chinese softshell turtle^[1]
• Pelodiscus variegatus Farkas et al., 2019 — spotted softshell turtle^[4]

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

• Fitzinger, L. (1835). "Entwurf einer systematischen Anordnung der Schildkröten nach den Grundsätzen der natürlichen Methode". Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte. 1: 105–128. (Pelodiscus, new genus, p. 120. (in German and Latin).
• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-15.

v t e Trionychidae family
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Subclass: Anapsida Order: Testudines Superfamily: Trionychia
Genera	Species of the Trionychidae family
Amyda	Asiatic softshell turtle †Amyda gregaria Amyda ornata
Apalone	Florida softshell turtle Smooth softshell turtle Spiny softshell turtle
†Axestemys	†Axestemys byssina †Axestemys cerevisia †Axestemys montinsana †Axestemys quinni †Axestemys splendida †Axestemys vittata
Chitra	Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle
Cyclanorbis	Nubian flapshell turtle Senegal flapshell turtle
Cycloderma	Aubry's flapshell turtle Zambezi flapshell turtle
Dogania	Malayan softshell turtle
†Gilmoremys	†Gilmoremys gettyspherensis †Gilmoremys lancensis
†Hutchemys	†Hutchemys arctochelys †Hutchemys rememdium †Hutchemys tetanetron †Hutchemys sterea †Hutchemys acupictus
†Khunnuchelys	†Khunnuchelys erinhotensis †Khunnuchelys kizylkumensis †Khunnuchelys lophorhothon
Lissemys	Burmese flapshell turtle Indian flapshell turtle Sri Lankan flapshell turtle
Nilssonia	Black softshell turtle Burmese peacock softshell Indian softshell turtle Indian peacock softshell turtle Leith's softshell turtle
†Palaeoamyda	†Palaeoamyda messeliana
Palea	Wattle-necked softshell turtle
Pelochelys	Asian giant softshell turtle New Guinea giant softshell turtle Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle
Pelodiscus	Chinese softshell turtle Hunan softshell turtle Lesser Chinese softshell turtle Northern Chinese softshell turtle Spotted softshell turtle
Rafetus	Euphrates softshell turtle Yangtze giant softshell turtle
Trionyx	African softshell turtle †Trionyx ikoviensis †Trionyx kansaiensis
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=extinct.