African softshell turtle [SEP] parent taxon
African softshell turtle
The African softshell turtle or Nile softshell turtle ("Trionyx triunguis") is a large species of turtle from fresh-water and brackish habitats in Africa (larger parts of East, West and Middle Africa) and the Near East (Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey). It is the only extant species from the genus "Trionyx", but in the past many other softshell turtles were placed in this genus; they have now been moved to various other genera. Despite the name "African
Hoan Kiem turtle
The Hoàn Kiếm turtle ("Rafetus leloii") was a controversial taxon of turtle from Southeast Asia, found in Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam. Although some Vietnamese biologists assert that "R. leloii" is a distinct species from the Yangtze giant softshell turtle "Rafetus swinhoei", of which there are only three known living specimens left in the world, most authorities classify it as synonymous with the latter species. If the two taxa are to be considered distinct, "R. leloii" may be