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Yangtze giant softshell turtle

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Also known as Rafetus swinhoei, Swinhoe’s soft shell turtle

species of reptile

Species

Critically Endangered

Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle

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斑鳖(学名:Rafetus swinhoei),是一种产于长江流域和红河流域的淡水鳖,是世界上体型最大的龟类之一,已存活2億7千萬年,有「水中大熊貓」之稱,目前仅存极少数(少於4隻)个体,其中已確認的1隻雄性及1隻雌性在中國蘇州動物園。 在古代,班鳖曾广泛分布于中国长江下游和太湖地区。古人称之为癞头鼋。由于肆意捕杀和生态环境遭到破坏,自1972年以来,未发现任何野生个体。目前,可确认的尚存活的个体仅有两只。苏州动物园有一只雄性;长沙动物园有一只雌性,目前已迁至苏州动物园实施人工繁殖。另外,苏州西园寺放生池内有一雌一雄两只,雄性(名为方方)已于2007年8月死亡,雌性并未实际观测到;上海动物园和北京动物园的两只个体分别于2006年底和2005年死亡。另外有消息说美国研究人员在越南北部观察到一只野生斑鳖。越南河内还剑湖中尚存一只,传说曾背负顺天剑送给越南后黎朝黎太祖,助其夺取天下,但也有学者认为该鳖是单独物种,称其为「还剑鳖」(越南语:Rùa Hồ Gươm/𪛅湖劍)。当地时间2016年1月19日,还剑湖中的斑鳖被宣布死亡。 虽然早在1873年便已命名,但长期以来斑鳖一直被误认为是鼋或中华鳖,直到2002年后才被确认为有效种。

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Rafetus
Named after
Robert Swinhoe
Image
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Critically Endangered
Commons category
Rafetus swinhoei
taxon name
Rafetus swinhoei
short name
tilin
taxon common name
斑鳖
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Encyclopedic overview

The Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), also commonly known as the Red River giant softshell turtle, the Shanghai softshell turtle, the speckled softshell turtle, and Swinhoe's softshell turtle, is a critically endangered species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. It is regarded as one of the largest living freshwater turtle species. Native to eastern and southern China and northern Vietnam, the species has a known population of only two individuals, and the absence of fertile females has rendered it functionally extinct.

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