NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Huangshan soft-shelled turtle
Pelodiscus huangshanensis Gong, Peng, Huang, Lin, Huang, Xu, Yang & Nie, 2021
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Huangshan softshell turtle or horse-hoof softshell turtle (Pelodiscus huangshanensis) is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. It is endemic to China, where it is found only in southern Anhui Province, in the Huangshan range.
Wikipedia contributors, Huangshan softshell turtle; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:06:17.068149+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pelodiscus huangshanensis Gong, Peng, Huang, Lin, Huang, Xu, Yang & Nie, 2021
- Name authority
- Gong, Peng, Huang, Lin, Huang, Xu, Yang & Nie, 2021
- Common name
- Huangshan soft-shelled turtle
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Trionychidae
- Genus
- Pelodiscus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderTestudines Batsch, 1788
- suborderCryptodira
- superfamilyTrionychoidea
- familyTrionychidae
- genusPelodiscus
- speciesPelodiscus huangshanensis Gong, Peng, Huang, Lin, Huang, Xu, Yang & Nie, 2021
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pelodiscus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pelodiscus maackii (Brandt, 1858) | TrionychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pelodiscus parviformis Tang, 1997 | TrionychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chinese Soft-shelled TurtlePelodiscus sinensis (Wiegmann, 1835) | TrionychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chinese stone slab soft-shelled turtle [shipian]Pelodiscus axenaria (Zhou, Zhang & Fang, 1991) | TrionychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chinese gray softshell turtlePelodiscus huike Liu, FU, Ma, Zhou, Blanck, Zhou, Xiao & Mo, 2024 | TrionychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- GONG, Y.-A., PENG, L.-F., HUANG, S., LIN, Y.-F., HUANG, R.-Y., XU, Y.-H., YANG, D.-C., & NIE, L.-W. (2021). A new species of the Genus Pelodiscus Fitzinger, 1835 (Testudines: Trionychidae) from Huangshan, Anhui, China. Zootaxa 5060 (1): 137–145. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:C7Y8B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.