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    (c) 大俠, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) nerei, all rights reserved

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    (c) 藜梓柠, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Tse Chung Yi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Chinese Softshell Turtle

Pelodiscus sinensis

IUCN Red List status: Vulnerable

IUCN Red List status

Worldwide
2,431 observations
Group
Reptiles

iNaturalist hides the exact location of threatened species, so a sighting can sit several kilometres from the point shown on its record.

iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) is a species of softshell turtle that is endemic to China (Inner Mongolia to Hainan) and Taiwan, with records of escapees—some of which have established introduced populations—in a wide range of other Asian countries, as well as Spain, Brazil and Hawaii.

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Recent sightings near Medan

Research-grade observations within 25 km, newest first.