Pelodiscus sinensis
(Wiegmann, 1835)
pee-low-DIS-kus — sai-NEN-sis
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
Native to eastern Asia. It was introduced to Maryland (Kraus, 2009, Alien Reptiles and Amphibians: A Scientific Compendium and Analysis. SpringerVerlag, Heidelberg, Germany) and is established on O'ahu and Kaua'i, Hawai'i (Brock, 1947, Copeia 1947: 142; McKeown and Webb, 1982, Journal of Herpetology 16: 107–111; McKeown,1996, Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians in the Hawaiian Islands. Diamond Head Publishing, Incorporated, Los Osos, California; Dong et al., 2016, Conservation Genetics 17: 207–220).
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2023.09.05.07.54.56)
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Province/State Distribution:
USA: Hawaii
First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1834
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Wiegmann, Arend Friedrich August. Beiträge zur Zoologie, gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erde, von Dr. F. J. F. Meyen, M. d. A. d. N.. Siebente Abhandlung. Amphibien. [Contributions to zoology, collected on a trip around the world, by Dr. F. J. F. Meyen, M. d. A. d. N.. Seventh treatise. Amphibians.] Nova acta physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum [ New physico-medical proceedings of the Academia Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolina Naturae Curiosorum] 17(1):183-268
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1947
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Brock, Vernon E. The establishment of Trionyx sinensis in Hawaii. Copeia 1947(2):142
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1982
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McKeown, Sean, and Robert G. Webb. Softshell turtles in Hawaii. Journal of Herpetology 16(2):107-111
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1996
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McKeown, Sean. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians in the Hawaiian Islands. Diamond Head Publishing, Inc., Los Osos, California. pp.
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2009
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Kraus, Fred. Alien Reptiles and Amphibians: A Scientific Compendium and Analysis. SpringerVerlag, Heidelberg, Germany. 563pp.
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2016
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Dong, Caroline M., Tag N. Engstrom, and Robert C. Thomson. Origins of softshell turtles in Hawaii with implications
for conservation. Conservation Genetics 17:207-220
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