Yangtze giant softshell turtle

Summary

Yangtze giant softshell turtle is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,097 views/month, #1,053 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Yangtze giant softshell turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Yangtze giant softshell turtle is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Robert Swinhoe is named after Yangtze giant softshell turtle^[5].
• Yangtze giant softshell turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered^[6].
• Yangtze giant softshell turtle belongs to the parent taxon Rafetus^[7].
• Yangtze giant softshell turtle's scientific name is Rafetus swinhoei^[8].
• Yangtze giant softshell turtle's Commons category is recorded as Rafetus swinhoei^[9].
• Yangtze giant softshell turtle's short name is recorded as tilin^[10].
• Yangtze giant softshell turtle is commonly known as Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle^[11].
• Yangtze giant softshell turtle is commonly known as Tartaruga-de-casco-mole-do-Yangtze^[12].
• Yangtze giant softshell turtle is commonly known as ตะพาบยักษ์แยงซีเกียง^[13].
• Yangtze giant softshell turtle is commonly known as Rùa mai mềm Thượng Hải^[14].
• Yangtze giant softshell turtle is commonly known as 斑鱉^[15].
• Yangtze giant softshell turtle is commonly known as 斑鳖^[16].
• Yangtze giant softshell turtle's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[17].
• Yangtze giant softshell turtle's P14541 is recorded as 2ZS2EK^[18].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Yangtze giant softshell turtle is Rafetus swinhoei^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Rafetus^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle^[11], Tartaruga-de-casco-mole-do-Yangtze^[12], ตะพาบยักษ์แยงซีเกียง^[13], Rùa mai mềm Thượng Hải^[14], 斑鱉^[15], and 斑鳖^[16].

Discovery and Description

Robert Swinhoe is named after Yangtze giant softshell turtle^[5].

Identifiers

Yangtze giant softshell turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39569^[19]. Yangtze giant softshell turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 904230^[20]. Yangtze giant softshell turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1055449^[21]. Yangtze giant softshell turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2442647^[22]. Yangtze giant softshell turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551875^[23].

Why It Matters

Yangtze giant softshell turtle ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,097 views/month, #1,053 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]