Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Turtles Trionychidae Asia Taxonomy of the genus Pelodiscus Biodiversity of the family Trionychidae Bibliography of the genus Pelodiscus (East Asian Softshell Turtles) (Reptilia: Testudines: Trionychidae) Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted. Pelodiscus in general Chen, H.G.; Liu, W.B.; Li, J.Z.; Zhang, X.J. 2006. Comparative analysis of mitochondrial DNA cytb gene and their molecular identification markers in three species of soft-turtles. (In Chinese, English abstract). Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica 30: 380–385. Chernov, S. 1930. Note sur les tortues du genre Amyda de l'Extreme Orient et de la Chine. C. R. Acad. Sci. U.R.S.S. 1930: 251-255. Fritz, U.; Gong, S.P.; Auer, M.; Kuchling, G.; Schneeweiß, N.; Hundsdörfer, A.K. 2010. The world's economically most important chelonians represent a diverse species complex (Testudines: Trionychidae: Pelodiscus). Organisms Diversity & Evolution 10(3): 227-242. Stuckas, H.; Fritz, U. 2011. Identity of Pelodiscus sinensis revealed by DNA sequences of an approximately 180-year-old type specimen and a taxonomic reappraisal of Pelodiscus species (Testudines: Trionychidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 49(4): 335-339. Suzuki, D.; Hikida, T. 2014. Taxonomic status of the soft-shell turtle populations in Japan: a molecular approach. Current Herpetology 33(2): 171-179. Yang, P.; Tang, Y.Z.; Wang, Y. 2011. [Review of the classification history of Chinese soft shelled turtles (Trionychidae: Pelodiscus)]. (In Chinese). Sichuan Journal of Zoology 30(1): 156-159. Pelodiscus axenaria Chen, H.G.; Liu, W.B.; Li, J.Z.; Zhang, X.J. 2006. Comparative analysis of mitochondrial DNA cytb gene and their molecular identification markers in three species of soft-turtles. (In Chinese, English abstract). Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica 30: 380–385. Chen, H.G.; Liu, W.B.; Zhang, X.J. 2005. Comparative analysis of mitochondrial DNA 12S rRNA region between Pelodiscus sinensis and Pelodiscus axenaria and their molecular marker for identification. (In Chinese, English abstract) Journal of Fisheries of China 29: 318–322. Yang, P.; Tang, Y.; Ding, L.; Guo, X.G.; Wang, Y. 2011. Validity of Pelodiscus parviformis (Testudines: Trionychidae) inferred from molecular and morphological analyses. Asian Herpetological Research 2(1): 21-29. Pelodiscus maackii Buldovsky, A.T. 1935. The program of study of the commercially valuable Usuri tortoise. Journal Far East Dept. Acad. Sci. U.R.S.S. Vladivostok 12: 109-114. Chkhikvadze, V.M. 1987. On systematic position of the USSR Far East soft-shelled turtle. Soobshcheniya Akademii Nauk Gruzinskoi SSR 128(3): 609-611. Dong, C.M.; Engstrom, T.N.; Thomson, R.C. 2016. Origins of softshell turtles in Hawaii with implications for conservation. Conservation Genetics 17(1): 207-220. Schneeweiß, N.; Mix, H. 2011. Pelodiscus maackii - die "See"-Schildkröten am Chanka. Elaphe 19(2): 30-37. Pelodiscus parviformis Tang, Y. 1997. Research on a new species of Pelodiscus, Trionychidae in China. (In Chinese, English summary). Zoological Research 18(1): 13-17. Yang, P.; Tang, Y.; Ding, L.; Guo, X.G.; Wang, Y. 2011. Validity of Pelodiscus parviformis (Testudines: Trionychidae) inferred from molecular and morphological analyses. Asian Herpetological Research 2(1): 21-29. Pelodiscus sinensis Anonymous. 2013. [Microsatellite analysis of genetic variations between selected F3 generation of Yellow River population and representative populations of Trionyx sinensis in mainland China]. (In Chinese). Marine Fisheries 35(4): 439-447. Anonymous. 2014. 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