Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Trionychidae Bibliography of the genus Palea Biodiversity of the family Trionychidae Genus Palea Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle Nackendornen-Weichschildkröte Ruhalset Blødskildpadde 1987 Palea Meylan (type species: Trionyx steindachneri Siebenrock 1906) Contents: 1 species, which is not endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Previously included in Trionyx. Distribution: As for the single species. Palea steindachneri Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle, Spiny-necked Softshell Turtle Nackendornen-Weichschildkröte Ruhalset Blødskildpadde 1889 Aspidonectes californiana Rivers [suppressed] (ICZN 1982: Opinion 1236; Fritz & Havas 2006) Pelodiscus californianus Baur 1893 1906 Trionyx steindachneri Siebenrock 1906 Amyda steindachneri Schmidt 1927 Palea steindachneri Meylan 1987 Pelodiscus steindachneri Pritchard 2001 Introduced to: China (Hainan, Hong Kong), Mauritius, USA (Hawaii). Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan), Laos, Vietnam.