Chinese Soft-shelled Turtle
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| Pelodiscus sinensis Wiegmann, 1835 |
The Chinese Soft Shelled Turtle is a species from the genus Pelodiscus. Turtle Soup is made from this species.
[edit] Distribution
China, Taiwan, Korea, Manchuria, North Vietnam, Japan. Also, after being introduced to new environments, can be found in Singapore, Thailand, Batan Islands and California.
[edit] Reproduction
17 to 28 eggs are laid per clutch, two to four times a year.
Do not drop them or let them get hit, injuries like this and shell fungus kill these turtles very easily.
