Amur softshell turtle
Conservation status
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Pelodiscus
Species:	P. maackii
Binomial name
Pelodiscus maackii (Brandt, 1857)
Synonyms [2]
Trionyx maackii Brandt, 1857 Amyda maackii — Stejneger, 1907 Trionyx maachii Stanley, 1914 (ex errore) Trionyx maaki Chkhikvadze, 1987 (ex errore) Pelodiscus maackii — David, 1994

Pelodiscus maackii, commonly known as the Amur softshell turtle^[3] or the northern Chinese softshell turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is found in the Russian Far East, northeastern China, Korea, and Japan.^[4] It is possible that the Japanese populations are the result of ancient introductions by humans.^[4] This aquatic species may attain a straight carapace length of 32.5 cm (1.1 ft).^[5]

In China specifically the breeding of the closely-related Chinese softshell turtle has been done for over 2400 years and the production has come^[6] to 340,000 Annually due to the demand.

The specific name, maackii, is in honor of Russian naturalist Richard Maack.^[3]

• Brandt JF (1857). "Observationes quaedam ad generis Trionychum species duas novas spectantes ". Bulletin de la Classe Physico-Mathématique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 16: 110–111. (Trionyx maackii, new species). (in Latin).
• Stejneger L (1907). Herpetology of Japan and Adjacent Territory. Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum Bulletin 58. Washington, District of Columbia: Government Printing Office. xx + 577 pp. (Amyda maackii, p. 529).

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.